Michael Sallah
@MikeSallah7
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter & investigations editor @PittsburghPG. Formerly of @washingtonpost and @miamiherald. Dad. On The Streets. The underdog matters.
Sick patients. Death reports. Bombshell story by @debbiecenziper and @propublica that shows the FDA banned failed factories in India from shipping drugs to America because of dangers -- and then secretly allowed the drugs into the US anyway. propublica.org/article/fda-dr…
Good meeting. We discussed a lot one on one. Hoping for results on everything we covered. Protecting lives of our people. Full and unconditional ceasefire. Reliable and lasting peace that will prevent another war from breaking out. Very symbolic meeting that has potential to…
Student journalists at @MedillSchool traveled to coal country to tell this important story for the @PittsburghPG @MIL_Medill @MikeSallah7 post-gazette.com/news/health/20…
ROUGH JUSTICE: There's a raging national debate over the weaponization of law enforcement, but when it happens on a local level with a prosecutor accused of public intoxication, urinating from hotel balconies, and directing cops to arrest his political enemies, it can get…
EPSTEIN BLOWUP: The grand jury records of the Epstein case -- which President Trump wants to release -- represent a tiny fraction of the probe and would fall far short of appeasing anyone who wants to know more about the powerful people who benefitted from his friendship.…
Thrilled to join this panel at #IRE25 with @mustangalli @MikeSallah7 and Kevin Keeshan! Come see us on Thursday morning in New Orleans at the annual @IRE_NICAR conference!
THE FINAL BATTLE: While the White House launches a public campaign to boost coal production in America, thousands of miners suffering from black lung spend years fighting for benefits to pay their bills -- and to stay alive. "I like just getting my money so I have enough to bury…
BROKEN PROMISES - the Trump administration said it's ending protection status for thousands of Afghans in America -- many who helped the US during its occupation in their native country and could now face deadly reprisals by a government still under control of the Taliban.…
JORDAN TRAVIS, the heart and soul of @seminole football whose career was cut short by devastating injury, announces his retirement from NFL. A true warrior. on3.com/teams/florida-… via @on3sports
DIRTY DOLLARS - Years after creating a landmark law that targeted billions in dirty dollars flowing into the US from bad actors, including drug traffickers and Ponzi schemers, the Trump administration gutted the law -- in one Tweet. post-gazette.com/news/politics-… via @PittsburghPG
FSU ACTIVE SHOOTER: - 5 dead, 4 injured per WFTV - 2 shooters; 1 dead, 1 in custody, per WFTV - Pres. Trump briefed - Awaiting press conference
Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration’s Demands nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/…
INVASION OF THE CORPORATE LANDLORDS: Flush with millions in cash, out-of-state housing landlords leave trail of evictions and delinquent property taxes in poor, working-class neighborhoods post-gazette.com/local/city/202… via @PittsburghPG
KILLING FEMA. President Trump just noted at his press conference: "FEMA has been a very big disappointment. They cost a tremendous amount of money. It's very bureaucratic and it's very slow. Other than that, we're very happy with them."
Despite Republican lawmakers saying rioters who assaulted cops on Jan. 6 should not be cleared, Trump pardons 1,500 -- and commutes the sentences of six of his supporters. npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s…
🚨🇷🇺🇺🇦 BREAKING: RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED ITS FIRST BATCH OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES AT UKRAINE.
Dnipro, an ordinary city in Ukraine, became the center of another alarming event overnight. Russia reportedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, likely the RS-26 "Rubezh," weighing 40-50 tons. This missile is primarily designed to carry nuclear warheads. The attack…
Commentary from @GlobeMcGrory: Washington Post’s pathetic lack of endorsement shows Bezos willing to bow to Trump trib.al/dhheh2j