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In the wake of a high-stakes election, the political landscape is changing in Pittsburgh, in Allegheny County and across the country. We asked our readers for their reactions and heard statements of concern and disgust, celebrations and calls for reflection. We are grateful for your contributions to the story.

Also this week:

Republican David McCormick defeated incumbent Democrat Bob Casey for Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, padding the Republican's new majority in the Senate.
Energetic conversations in high school hallways, surprise on college campuses, and urgent strategizing among LGBTQ+ organizers among the community responses to election results.
After a voting system malfunction delayed vote counts in Cambria County, Democrats have retained control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Read all of this and more below. ⬇️

Darkness or dawn? Pittsburgh responds to triumph of Trump, GOP

Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey

‘Something great’ and ‘the world is ending’ echo in post-election din

Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes Billy Collins on Nov. 18 for our next Ten Evenings lecture of the season at Carnegie Music Hall! Collins will present a lecture on his latest book, “Water, Water.”

Tickets and subscriptions for the Ten Evenings lecture series can be purchased at pittsburghlectures.org or by phone at 412-622-8866 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays.

Live election results: Pennsylvania votes for president, Congress, state offices

Trump made gains in much of Pennsylvania — but very little in Allegheny County

Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

The Glimpse: Symphany Valencia creates a Día de los Muertos celebration in the South Side

Food or housing? A community garden on public land in Pittsburgh’s North Side has vying interests staking claims.

Join us at The Lab @ Silver Eye on Nov. 20 at 6-7:30 pm for an open conversation about building narrative and intimacy within photojournalism. Together, we’ll look at how PublicSource photographers Quinn Glabicki and Steph Strasburg build access and incorporate artistic tools into journalism through unpacking some of their images for PublicSource. Suggested donation of $15.

ICYMI FROM LAST WEEK

"It wasn’t just about survival; it was the hope they carried for us to achieve what they could not." Read about how the daughter of first-generation Chinese immigrants reframed her relationship with her parents and her American Dream.
A recent report found that immigrants are contributing billions of tax dollars, opening businesses, and filling workforce gaps in Pennsylvania. But barriers still exist which hold them back from their full potential.

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