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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How 1,800 Local Tradespeople Are Powering Pennsylvania's Ultimate Energy and Data Innovation Campus Sep 29, 2026

HOMER CITY, Pennsylvania — Eighteen months ago, Shawn Steffee stood in a field in Indiana County and watched the smokestacks of Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plant fold into a cloud of dust, then told anyone who would listen that the ... Read More

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Ground Broken on a Rust Belt Powerhouse: Shippingport's Data Hub Rises in the Age of AI Anxiety Sep 22, 2026

SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. — The last time that I stood on these grounds along the Ohio River in Beaver County was 1976, 19 years after the first commercial nuclear power plant in the United States opened here. My Perry High School physics teacher, Davi... Read More

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Steelers and Faith: The Foundation Behind the Grit of the Gridiron Sep 15, 2026

LATROBE, Pennsylvania — The late afternoon sun catches the twin spires of the Archabbey Basilica at St. Vincent College, casting a long shadow across the pristine practice fields of the Pittsburgh Steelers' training camp. For 60 years, this ru... Read More

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'Trump Power Plant' Coming to Fayette County, the Largest Investment in Its History Sep 08, 2026

UNIONTOWN, Pennsylvania — Scott Dunn did not get a call from Washington. Instead, he received calls from his constituents. The chairman of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners had watched the March announcement like everyone else: a $17 bi... Read More