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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One of the Most Important Small-Town Papers of the Industrial Age Closing Feb 17, 2026

OIL CITY, Pennsylvania — The Derrick will be no more. Derrick Publishing Company, publisher of The Derrick and The News-Herald, announced on Feb. 5 that it will cease publication. Employees were told the decision was driven by the long-term dec... Read More

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Faith, Not Foul-Mouthed Scolds, Shined at the Grammys Feb 10, 2026

After the Grammy Awards aired live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles before 12,000 attendees and millions of viewers worldwide, the one speech that has resonated most centered on faith and redemption, delivered by a man named Jason DeFord, better ... Read More

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The Choices That We Make Feb 03, 2026

WHEELING, West Virginia — West Virginia is the only state in the United States that is located entirely within the 13-state, 423-county Appalachian region. Much of the beauty, sorrow and challenges we think of when it comes to the region origin... Read More

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The End of the Road for the Little Dinner That Could Jan 27, 2026

LIGONIER, Pennsylvania — All that remained of Ruthie's Diner on Jan. 21 was charred, ice-encased rubble — the aftermath of firefighters' desperate efforts to extinguish the blaze that ultimately consumed the modest eatery, which for more ... Read More