About Salena Zito

Salena Zito

Salena Zito

Salena Zito joined the Washington Examiner in 2016 as a Western Pennsylvania-based columnist and reporter covering national politics and culture. She is also a weekly columnist at the New York Post, contributes to The Wall Street Journal and co-authored “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics” with Brad Todd. In 2018, she won first place for her columns in the Associated Press for her coverage of American politics, and she also won the Barbara Olson award for excellence and independence in journalism.

She has taught journalism at the Harvard Institute of Politics, Washington and Lee University, and Hillsdale College.

She has interviewed every president, vice president and candidate who sought their party’s nomination on both sides of the aisle in the 21st century.

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Qintel Puts Pittsburgh on the Map for Cyber Intelligence Jun 09, 2026

PITTSBURGH — Western Pennsylvania's leadership in AI, robotics and cyber intelligence companies that work with the Department of War was reinforced recently. Qintel was selected for an $84 million contract with the United States Cyber Command t... Read More

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The Emotional Displacement of Losing a Part of Your Community Jun 02, 2026

PITTSBURGH — On April 19, 1926, an above-the-fold story in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times detailed the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese's Bishop Hugh Boyle officiating at the dedication of a new church and school in the city's upper-north-side neighbo... Read More

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Pennsylvania Primary Results Unpacked: Democrats Go Far Left, While GOP Centers May 26, 2026

MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania — Downballot primary results for seats in the Pennsylvania legislature and Congress had both parties heading into very different directions for November's midterm election cycle. The Democrats are marching far left, an... Read More

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America's Love Affair With the Road Endures May 19, 2026

BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — For the briefest of moments, a line of vintage Rolls-Royce automobiles chugged along the curving Cumberland Road. They passed over the Cumberland Run a handful of times and wound themselves down the mountains, away from ... Read More