Election 2024
As Trump takes office on MLK Day, ‘we did it’ meets ‘we must fight back’
From Shaler to East Liberty to Oakland to Downtown, Pittsburghers took stock of a civil rights holiday, a pugnacious inauguration and the road ahead.
You survived 2024. Now vote one more time — for your must-follow news topics.
In 2024, the Pittsburgh region has been second to none for news. We’ve been a place in which catalytic events have abounded and national trends have crystallized. The 16-person PublicSource team has — we’ll be honest — scrambled to bring it all into focus, fast.
Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House
The win by incumbent Rep. Frank Burns is the final House race to be called in a year when none of the 203 districts are changing hands. It gave Democrats a 102-101 margin and dashed Republican hopes of returning to control after two years in the minority.
Darkness or dawn? Pittsburgh responds to triumph of Trump, GOP
PublicSource asked readers to share their thoughts and feelings about the future following the Nov. 5 general election, which saw Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Kamala Harris.
Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey
McCormick, 59, recaptured a GOP seat in Pennsylvania that Republicans lost in 2022, paying off a bet that party brass made when they urged McCormick to run and consolidated support behind him.
Dems’ PA House majority hangs on Cambria County district, where votes are still being counted
While the Associated Press had not called the winner in eight state House races at noon on Wednesday, Democrats were focused on three particularly close districts.