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Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 22 Apr 2026 02:16:35 -0400<![CDATA[At least 49 people were killed at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, as gunmen opened fire on worshippers at Friday prayers.]]>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 00:50:17 -0400<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Racism]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/15/at-least-40-slain-in-coordinated-attacks-on-new-zealand-mosques-n119973<![CDATA[Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance unsealed 15 new conspiracy and fraud charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort today, just after Manafort was sentenced to four years in prison on federal charges.]]>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:36:37 -0400<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Justice Department]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[paul manafort]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/13/manafort-faces-new-charges-in-manhattan-as-he-gets-four-more-years-on-federal-counts-n119964<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation today to rein in executive authority bestowed by the National Emergencies Act of 1976.]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:07:41 -0400<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/12/lee-rein-in-executive-emergency-powers-after-trumps-border-declaration-n119958<![CDATA[A 20-year-old Georgia woman was arrested this morning in Hephzibah, outside Augusta, on charges of being part of ISIS&#8217; United Cyber Caliphate and whipping up kill lists for jihadists to target Americans.]]>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]><![CDATA[ISIS]]><![CDATA[Justice Department]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/12/20-year-old-georgia-woman-accused-of-isis-cyber-jihad-n101421<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today invited NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to address a joint session of Congress in a bipartisan affirmation of the alliance.]]>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:47:07 -0400<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]><![CDATA[NATO]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/11/nato-head-invited-to-address-congress-as-trump-mulls-fee-hikes-n119953<![CDATA[Data from the Anti-Defamation League&#8217;s Center on Extremism shows a 182 percent jump in incidents of white supremacist propaganda from the previous year, with distribution of anti-Semitic and racist materials remaining steady on campuses but climbing sharply outside of educational institutions.]]>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 18:45:05 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Anti-Semitism]]><![CDATA[Racism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/08/report-white-supremacist-propaganda-surge-moves-off-campus-n119945<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation today in an effort to improve the plight of American hostages abroad on the 12th anniversary of the captivity of the longest-held U.S. hostage.]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 23:34:43 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Human Rights]]><![CDATA[Iran]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/07/12-years-in-captivity-for-americas-longest-held-hostage-n120345<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told reporters at her weekly press conference today that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) &#8220;perhaps appreciated the full weight&#8221; of how her words are &#8220;heard by other people, although I don&#8217;t believe it was intended in an anti-Semitic way.&#8221;]]>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:21:39 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Anti-Semitism]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Nancy Pelosi]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/07/anti-semitism-resolution-doesnt-name-omar-because-its-not-about-her-says-pelosi-n119940<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced a resolution today urging colleagues to create a panel on climate change like the one created by Democrats in the House.]]>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 10:25:37 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]><![CDATA[Climate Change]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Environment]]><![CDATA[global warming]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/06/schumer-calls-for-bipartisan-panel-to-craft-climate-change-legislation-n119934<![CDATA[A new annual report from the International Narcotics Control Board warned that recreational legalization of marijuana risks unintended consequences including &#8220;injuries in motor vehicle crashes, mental illnesses such as psychoses, impaired cognitive and educational performance, disrupted adolescent development and adverse effects on fetal development.&#8221;]]>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:35:33 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Health]]><![CDATA[marijuana]]><![CDATA[United Nations]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/05/narcotics-board-pot-legalization-poorly-regulated-medical-use-pose-threat-n119917<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; A Colorado Dem plans on introducing a House bill Tuesday that would ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in an effort to curb youth vaping.]]>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:39:30 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[FDA]]><![CDATA[Health]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[regulations]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/04/ban-yummy-e-cigarette-flavors-that-attract-kids-says-new-house-bill-n119912<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; As President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to possibly meet later this month to hammer out a trade deal, a bipartisan group of senators has urged him to publicly show support for the U.S.-Taiwan alliance by sending a Cabinet-level official to Taipei for the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act next month.]]>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 10:45:13 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[asia]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Defense]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/04/back-taiwan-alliance-with-cabinet-level-delegation-senators-urge-trump-n119905<![CDATA[ISIS-linked media groups are calling on supporters to help expand the virtual caliphate by escalating media jihad on a variety of popular platforms.]]>Sun, 03 Mar 2019 21:15:51 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]><![CDATA[ISIS]]><![CDATA[media]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[United Nations]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/03/isis-supporters-around-the-world-rally-for-steep-escalation-in-online-jihad-n101409<![CDATA[Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) officially kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign today by resurrecting a pledge to defeat not just President Trump but &#8220;Wall Street, the insurance companies, the drug companies, the military-industrial complex, the prison-industrial complex, the fossil fuel industry, and a corrupt campaign finance system.&#8221;]]>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 20:18:54 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[2020 presidential election]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[campaign]]><![CDATA[New York City]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/02/bernie-launches-campaign-with-vow-of-winning-not-just-an-election-but-transforming-our-country-n43087<![CDATA[A freshman congressman from New Jersey said he&#8217;s been able to rally Republicans support for a resolution declaring that Congress blames North Korea&#8217;s dictator for the death of an American college student.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 23:27:03 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]><![CDATA[Human Rights]]><![CDATA[kim jong un]]><![CDATA[nuclear threats]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/01/congress-must-be-alternative-voice-for-america-in-the-world-says-sponsor-of-otto-warmbier-bill-n119898<![CDATA[New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants a sweeping state anti-discrimination law expanded to cover public school students as a protected class in the wake of anti-Semitic incidents in one school district.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:43:31 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Anti-Semitism]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[New York City]]><![CDATA[new york times]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/01/anti-semitism-shows-need-to-extend-anti-discrimination-law-to-public-schools-says-cuomo-n119891<![CDATA[The World Health Organization said less than $10 million of the necessary $148 million to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been pledged, while attacks on medical facilities and fleeing patients were all but ensuring that the deadly virus will spread.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:45:11 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Africa]]><![CDATA[disease]]><![CDATA[United Nations]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/01/clinic-attacks-missing-ebola-patient-make-it-definitely-a-given-virus-will-spread-n119885<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; The parents of slain American hostage Otto Warmbier spoke out against President Trump&#8217;s assertion that Kim Jong-un didn&#8217;t know about and feels bad about the torture and imprisonment of their son.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:31:06 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Human Rights]]><![CDATA[Kevin McCarthy]]><![CDATA[kim jong un]]><![CDATA[North Korea]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/03/01/otto-warmbiers-parents-evil-kim-responsible-for-sons-death-lavish-praise-wont-change-that-n119879<![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) joined with a quartet of Democrats on legislation to give Venezuelans fleeing the crisis in their homeland refuge in the United States.]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:10:18 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[Border Security]]><![CDATA[Immigration]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Venezuela]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/02/28/rubio-dems-dont-deport-venezuelans-give-temporary-protected-status-n119874<![CDATA[The U.S. has slapped a million-dollar bounty &#8220;for information leading to the identification or location in any country&#8221; of Osama bin Laden&#8217;s son Hamza.]]>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:20:38 -0500<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]><![CDATA[al qaeda]]><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]><![CDATA[state department]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2019/02/28/u-s-offering-a-million-bucks-for-the-location-of-hamza-bin-laden-n101402