https://pjmedia.com/feedPJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 16 May 2026 04:07:52 -0400<![CDATA[Next Thursday evening, Jews will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot. This holiday, which occurs seven weeks and one day after Passover (hence the name Shavuot, which literally means "weeks"), commemorates perhaps the most transformative event in all of human history: the revelation of the Word of God to the ancient Israelite nation. It was at Mount Sinai, congregated at the base of the smoking and trembling mountain, that God promised the Israelites they would be a "kingdom of princes and a holy nation" if they accepted and maintained fidelity to His covenant. In unison, before they had even received the Ten Commandments, the Israelites responded, "All that the Lord has spoken we shall do!"]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:35:57 -0400<![CDATA[Josh Hammer]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Judaism]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://pjmedia.com/josh-hammer/2026/05/15/a-society-without-god-is-a-society-without-truth-n4952906<![CDATA[It was another day on The Five, which means another round of Jessica Tarlov losing her mind over something to do with Donald Trump and Greg Gutfeld methodically dismantling every argument she threw at the wall.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Greg Gutfeld]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Jessica Tarlov]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/15/jessica-tarlov-had-a-complete-on-air-meltdown-and-then-gutfeld-torched-her-n4952922<![CDATA[With one weekend and a day before the Kentucky primary elections, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has found himself with fewer and fewer friends and allies as President Donald Trump has actively sought to primary him over a number of open disputes.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:43:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Kentucky]]><![CDATA[Lauren Boebert]]><![CDATA[Mike Lee]]><![CDATA[Thomas Massie]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/15/will-thomas-massies-ally-lauren-boebert-be-the-latest-gop-rising-star-to-flame-out-n4952921<![CDATA[Colorado 2020 election whistleblower Tina Peters finally received some good news.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:02:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/15/colorado-governor-commutes-election-whistleblower-tina-peters-sentence-n4952919<![CDATA[The Supreme Court rejected Virginia Democrats’ emergency appeal to revive their gerrymandered Virginia congressional map on Friday, delivering a final, fatal blow to their efforts in the state. The justices issued a brief order with no explanation. Still, the outcome was hardly surprising — the federal courts don't typically wade into rulings made by state courts on state constitutional matters, and that's exactly what happened here.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:51:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/15/breaking-supreme-court-delivers-devastating-blow-to-democrats-gerrymandering-efforts-n4952918<![CDATA[Half the country never bought the George Floyd sainthood story; many Americans saw a troubled man with fentanyl in his system, a criminal history, and a police encounter that coincided with fatal circumstances.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 18:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Black Lives Matter]]><![CDATA[Netflix]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/15/kevin-hart-laughs-blm-lectures-america-moves-on-n4952917<![CDATA[Not that anyone was watching it, but Whoopi Goldberg had a meltdown on The View this week, and Greg Gutfeld made sure she didn't get away with it.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Greg Gutfeld]]><![CDATA[The View]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Whoopi Goldberg]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/15/gutfeld-destroys-whoopi-goldberg-after-her-unhinged-rant-about-trump-n4952915<![CDATA[The Republic of Somaliland is standing strong with Israel despite outcry from Somalia and Gaza. And Somaliland also has a warning for Americans about a Democrat activist in Minnesota who reportedly has jihadi ties.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/15/somaliland-celebrates-israel-highlights-jihad-problem-in-minnesota-n4952913<![CDATA[Sam “Cheezborger” Sianis, the legendary owner of Chicago's Billy Goat Tavern, died Friday at 91, and with him went one of those rare American characters who proved that a man didn't have to chase fame to become famous.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/15/the-cheezborger-king-of-chicago-gets-the-last-laugh-n4952912<![CDATA[People have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio if he plans to run for president in 2028, and his answer has been the same every time. Unequivocally, he endorses Vice President JD Vance, who is assumed to be the likely Republican standard-bearer.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/15/whether-its-vance-or-rubio-in-2028-they-have-to-be-the-bridge-to-the-future-n4952910<![CDATA[Texas will be the first state to have a revolutionary clinic devoted to helping transgender people who wish to return to living as their biological sex. And that’s because the state’s attorney general reached a major settlement with the children’s hospital that was mutilating children in the service of transgender ideology.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:38:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/15/paxton-texas-has-first-ever-detransition-clinic-and-trans-ing-hospital-loses-case-n4952903<![CDATA[Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) just signed a bill banning the sale of so-called assault firearms and magazines holding more than 15 rounds. The NRA sued almost immediately, arguing Virginia crossed a constitutional line.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Abigail Spanberger]]><![CDATA[Gun Ban]]><![CDATA[Gun Control]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/15/democrats-dont-fear-guns-they-fear-armed-americans-n4952907<![CDATA[Greetings West Coast, Messed Coast™ readers. Today, we're going over the savage way a Los Angeles Mayor's candidate just torched her own campaign. Mayor Bass desperately tries to sink her teeth into a relevant issue to avoid recounting her copious failures. And Spencer Pratt is ascendant.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Victoria Taft]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/05/15/west-coast-messed-coast-clueless-la-mayor-candidate-just-torched-her-campaign-with-this-dumb-idea-n4952895<![CDATA[Although we have not discussed it for a few days, Iranian proxy Hezbollah has continued to attack Israel daily, Israel has been taking out Hezbollah targets in Lebanon daily, and Israel has been working on negotiating peace with Lebanon, which the White House has said is going well and is almost completed. But on Thursday, Saudi Arabian television reported that, despite what is being said by the State Department, the atmosphere in the third round of negotiations between Lebanon and Israel is "not optimistic."&nbsp;]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:11:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/05/15/rabbi-michael-barclays-iran-war-update-for-may-15-n4952896<![CDATA[Democrats have two huge problems: the Constitution of the United States and the Supreme Court. They wiggle, they waggle, they scream, they weep, they threaten to bring down the republic, but they can't get around the plain language of the Constitution nor the simple, direct interpretations of that document by the current Supreme Court.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/15/kamala-no-bad-ideas-harris-and-the-democratic-partys-transformation-of-america-n4952901<![CDATA[The New York Times appears to be working hard to earn the title of slimiest news outlet in America.&nbsp;Not only did the outlet&nbsp;refuse to publish an Israeli report on Hamas sexual violence&nbsp;against Israel, but it also deliberately dropped terrorist propaganda claiming Israeli sex abuse just before the Israeli report came out, and now it is refusing to publish Israel's refutation of the disgusting lies.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/15/ny-times-refuses-to-publish-israeli-refutation-of-blood-libel-smear-piece-n4952899<![CDATA[Greetings! Hello, howdy, and hi, there! (Or for my readers in San Francisco, Wha errum? Yada Eve Arden, boomp, err!) Today is Friday, May 15, 2026. It’s Peace Officers Memorial Day, National Defense Transportation Day, National Chocolate Chip Day, and National Pizza Party Day.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Rand Paul]]><![CDATA[Vaccines]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/05/15/covid-19-lies-exposed-the-democrats-go-into-hiding-n4952897<![CDATA[Is there a decent-sized chance that America and China will go to war in the next few decades? You betcha! Chinese President Xi Jinping called it the “Thucydides Trap,” and it’s certainly a plausible scenario: When two rival powers have opposing interests and ambitions, you’re just one diplomatic breakdown away from a military conflict.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 11:32:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Green Energy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Tariffs]]><![CDATA[Trade]]><![CDATA[Venezuela]]><![CDATA[Xi Jinping]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/05/15/the-media-missed-the-biggest-story-from-trumps-china-summit-making-china-dependent-on-texas-oil-n4952898<![CDATA[Over 400 organizations that explicitly want to wipe Israel off the map and wreck the USA are organizing protests globally this week, and some of them have ties to the murderous Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a new Fox News report.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:59:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Palestinians]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/15/425-genocidally-anti-israel-groups-receive-1b-annually-tied-to-ccp-n4952894<![CDATA[One of the worst films ever made is also one of my favorites. The 1968 political rock 'n roll fantasy, Wild in the Streets, set the standard for dystopian political silliness that was both shockingly original and ludicrously unbelievable.]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:32:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Charlie Kirk]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/15/what-would-happen-if-the-us-elected-a-17-yedar-old-as-president-new-book-on-an-old-theme-n4952890