https://pjmedia.com/feed/PJ 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-usFri, 15 May 2026 05:55:52 -0400<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:06:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/05/15/the-morning-briefing-we-never-want-to-hear-house-speaker-hakeem-jeffries-n4952869<![CDATA[The situation in Cuba may be at or near a breaking point. Many experts — real ones whom I trust and learn from regularly, not just whoever the MSM could dig up — are calling today the "beginning of the end" of the regime that has been in power for 67 years.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:48:04 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[CIA]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Cuba]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/05/14/cuba-falling-whats-all-this-talk-about-100-million-n4952867<![CDATA[There's an old rule in politics: when your opponent starts breaking furniture in his own house, don't grab a hammer and help him.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:09:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DNC]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hakeem Jeffries]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/14/the-party-of-anti-trump-has-a-self-inflicted-2026-problem-n4952887<![CDATA[President Donald Trump turned Chinese President Xi Jinping's “declining nation” line into a clean political contrast. Xi meant it as a warning about American weakness, while Trump treated it as a diagnosis of President Joe Biden's years in power.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Xi Jinping]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/14/trump-flips-xis-america-in-decline-line-back-on-biden-n4952885<![CDATA[It’s college graduation season. That means a steady flow of viral videos featuring a wide range of inspirational, cringe, awkward, and unforgettable moments, courtesy of those commencement speakers — some you know and some you’ve never seen before.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:20:06 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/14/commencement-addresses-2026-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-inspirational-n4952884<![CDATA[Christians continue to suffer horrific and often deadly persecution around the world, particularly in Islamic-majority countries. Recent massacres in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), along with ongoing kidnappings in Pakistan, highlight the global crisis.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:15:47 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Nigeria]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/14/christian-persecution-massacres-in-congo-and-nigeria-kidnappings-in-pakistan-n4952878<![CDATA[A war on children has moved through decades, administrations, technologies, and platforms. It didn't begin with President Donald Trump, and nobody should pretend one FBI director can wipe out every predator network by Friday afternoon.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/14/kash-patels-fbi-goes-after-the-764-monsters-behind-the-screens-n4952882<![CDATA[At the end of his book, The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic,&nbsp;Michael Medved is very careful to distinguish between American exceptionalism and perfectionism. No person, and certainly no nation, is flawless. The test is if, and how, those flaws are overcome: “Confidence in divine providence, in other words, fosters accountability more than arrogance. Whenever we’ve fallen short, the stubborn conviction that the Almighty expects better has spurred efforts towards redemption.”]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Churchill Barrow]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-barrow/2026/05/14/does-american-exceptionalism-and-faith-in-providence-make-us-arrogant-or-accountable-n4952872<![CDATA[It’s national-elections time in Israel. We’ll be going to the polls in late October, though there’s talk of pushing it up to September. Campaigns are already heating up.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:17:34 -0400<![CDATA[P. David Hornik]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Palestinians]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/p-david-hornik/2026/05/14/israel-is-heading-for-electionsand-territory-isnt-even-an-issue-n4952879<![CDATA[FBI Director Kash Patel took part in a VIP snorkel outing near the USS&nbsp;Arizona Memorial on his return from official visits to Australia and New Zealand last summer. As you can imagine, Washington's outrage factory fired up like somebody found a second Watergate in a dive bag.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:02:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/14/kash-patel-pearl-harbor-and-the-politics-of-selective-outrage-n4952877<![CDATA[On Tuesday, President Donald Trump wrote:]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:03:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/05/14/waging-war-on-the-time-clock-n4952876<![CDATA[Anyone who has ever read a history book knows that negative energy is never in short supply. We roll with our egos, though, and often think that what we're collectively experiencing is the worst (or best) that it's ever been. There is certainly a lot of, "Wow, this is awful!" to go around here in the Year of Our Lord 2026, to be sure. From my perspective, however, there is also a lot to enjoy right now.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/05/14/ignoring-the-tds-noise-and-enjoying-the-trump-47-ride-n4952863<![CDATA[After allegations surfaced that California prison inmates were using tablets purchased with millions of taxpayer dollars to view pornography and contact minors, Gov. Gavin Newsom denied the claims&nbsp;and threw a tantrum.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:55:46 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Christopher Rufo]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/14/newsom-squirms-as-inmates-use-state-funded-tablets-for-creepy-activities-n4952870<![CDATA["They're looking to explore Alaska" is the latest word on how Communist China might reduce its dependence on uncertain Persian Gulf oil imports, according to a Fox News report on Thursday.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:07 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Trade]]><![CDATA[Rare Earth Minerals]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/05/14/wait-china-is-gonna-buy-oil-from-where-n4952868<![CDATA[We know that Joe Biden is very old. He's so old that he's written two memoirs already and is getting paid $10 million by Hachette Book Group, which paid Biden for the third memoir to be published by its Little, Brown &amp; Co. subsidiary.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:27:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/14/bidens-third-memoir-will-embarrass-and-humiliate-him-n4952854<![CDATA[With people like Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) walking the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the movement to actively sabotage the conservative agenda from within the Republican Party is alive and well. Both men have their allies and acolytes in the Senate and Congress, and as we’re seeing in the redistricting battles in the states, the trend is not limited to Washington, D.C.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:22:11 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Gerrymandering]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/14/unbelievable-south-carolina-republican-majority-leader-sides-with-dems-on-redistricting-plan-n4952866<![CDATA[On December 20, 1976, Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley died. Daley served 21 years as mayor, building the most powerful political organization in America. His death marked the end of an era not just in Chicago, but in America's big cities as well.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:39 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/14/spencer-pratt-can-win-because-angry-people-vote-just-ask-former-chicago-mayor-michael-bilandic-n4952864<![CDATA[Good morning, my friends, and welcome to Thursday, May 14, 2026. Today is Ascension Day, 40 days after Easter. It’s also "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Day — commemorating John Philip Sousa's famous march, first performed on this date in 1897 in Philadelphia. It’s also National Dance Like a Chicken Day, International Chihuahua Appreciation Day, and National Brioche Day. So I guess that, depending on your inclination, today is either a solemn Christian holy day or an excellent excuse to eat a brioche while doing the chicken dance with your Chihuahua. Your call.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:56:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]><![CDATA[Thomas Massie]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/05/14/starmer-whats-next-n4952861<![CDATA[Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) missed the last 43 House votes and hasn't been seen for a month — that's maybe not the most disturbing part of the story.]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[DNC]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[House of Representatives]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/05/14/one-of-our-congresscritters-is-missing-n4952858<![CDATA[As President Donald Trump arrived in China, there was still much dangerous rhetoric being espoused by the Iranian regime. Spokesman for the Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ibrahim Rezaei, told Al Jazeera that "there may be new confrontations with the United States." Rezaei continued to "warn" the U.S. that "if the pressure on us continues, we may increase the level of uranium enrichment to 90%. We are ready for all scenarios. We have no nuclear negotiations with America."]]>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:22:21 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/05/14/rabbi-michael-barclays-iran-war-update-for-may-14-n4952855