https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/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-usTue, 06 Oct 2026 20:12:05 -0400<![CDATA[The IRS was handed a simple assignment: help the Trump administration find waste, cut unnecessary contracts, and protect taxpayer money.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/10/06/irs-tried-to-defend-the-spend-its-own-watchdog-found-a-45-million-problem-n4958039<![CDATA[Texas State Rep. James Talarico (D-50th District) has disappeared from the campaign trail with 28 days left before he faces Republican Ken Paxton. His campaign calendar now lists no public appearances for the candidate himself, only canvassing and get-out-the-vote gatherings.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:41:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/10/06/james-talaricos-campaign-goes-mia-whats-going-on-n4958037<![CDATA[Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed has spent the general election telling Michigan voters he wants to talk about gas, groceries, and healthcare. “I want to talk about why you can’t afford your gas, why you can’t afford your groceries, why you can’t see a doctor,” he said in September.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/10/06/el-sayed-wants-to-talk-affordability-his-old-posts-keep-talking-about-america-n4958038<![CDATA[The Justice Department wants federal courts to take citizenship away from 40 naturalized Americans, and the headline alone is almost guaranteed to start a political firestorm. The legal issue, however, is narrower than “Trump is stripping citizenship from people he doesn’t like.”]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/10/06/they-became-us-citizens-doj-says-the-government-never-should-have-let-them-n4958036<![CDATA[Two words buried inside federal immigration law have now jammed one of President Donald Trump’s biggest enforcement tools: “willfully” and “voluntarily.” A Massachusetts federal judge stayed the Trump administration’s streamlined immigration-fine system after concluding the government likely moved too fast to impose penalties without making the individualized findings Congress requires.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/10/06/trumps-84-billion-fine-crackdown-may-have-moved-faster-than-the-law-n4958033<![CDATA[Every time anyone wants to fly today, he or she must submit to the humiliation and annoyance of the Transportation Security Administration’s security theater. A Muslim co-pilot’s attempted hijacking of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv last Wednesday, however, demonstrated that even once you’re through security, there is nothing really secure about it. A rogue pilot can always carry out the jihad that the thoroughly searched and cowed passengers cannot. And in America today, this is a very real and specific threat.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/10/06/fly-the-jihadi-skies-united-airlines-pilot-who-praised-october-7-attacks-is-still-on-the-job-n4958034<![CDATA[New York City authorities have been overlooking crime after crime by two Dominican illegal aliens whom the Biden administration released into our country. Democrats even refused to cooperate with a federal custody request. Then the illegal aliens stabbed a New York Police Department detective.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/06/new-york-defied-ice-detainer-then-the-illegal-aliens-stabbed-a-detective-n4958030<![CDATA[When he ran for president in 2008, the junior senator from Illinois was firmly, resolutely, 100% against gay marriage. It was a religious objection, you see: “[A]s a Christian, [marriage] is also a sacred union. God’s in the mix.”]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:44:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/10/06/obama-to-campaign-in-michigan-for-el-sayed-because-its-the-next-phase-of-the-revolution-n4958029<![CDATA[Rioting is continuing in France, as more than 1,000 schools have now closed or gone to online instruction, with millions of euros in property damage and more than 3,000 people arrested.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:24:10 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/10/06/could-the-riots-in-france-lead-to-the-election-of-conservative-marine-le-pen-n4958024<![CDATA[A gender dysphoric man who wanted to be a woman, but secretly knew he never could be, murdered a beautiful woman because he was so jealous of her authentic femininity. He then posed&nbsp;for social media in an outfit suspiciously similar to the one the victim wore at the time of the murder. This is a nightmare that leftist ideology has produced.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:20:54 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/06/transgender-identifying-man-killed-female-victim-because-he-couldnt-be-her-n4958025<![CDATA[Which country has at least 50 ships loaded up with oil and other petroleum products for sale but just lets them stay moored along its coast?]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:19:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/10/06/now-will-the-islamic-republic-finally-run-out-of-money-n4958026With Election Day just four weeks away, Larry O’Connor sits down with AARP’s John Hishta to break down the voters who could determine the midterms. They examine new polling from Maine’s closely watched Senate race, why voters 50+ could be decisive, the issues driving them to the polls, split-ticket voting and what upcoming polling could reveal about the battle for the House. The new Maine polling shows Troy Jackson leading Susan Collins by three points overall, while Collins holds a 12-point advantage among older voters.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:15:05 -0400<![CDATA[PJ Media Video]]>https://pjmedia.com/videos/2026/10/06/new-maine-poll-susan-collins-trails-overall-leads-older-voters-by-12-n4958028On this full episode of LARRY with Larry O’Connor, we cover the BREAKING NEWS as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a stunning revolt from his own left-wing base, with pro-Palestinian activists accusing him of “betrayal” and organizing a protest outside City Hall on October 7. PLUS, the growing backlash over Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy, the activists now turning against him, the latest political fallout and MUCH, much more! Raise your hand as a Social Security voter: https://AARP.org/SocialSecurityVoter Chapter compares every Medicare plan nationwide for free to recommend coverage based on your doctors, prescriptions, and budget. Call 580-308-0975 or visit https://chapter.com/oconnor. *Paid Partnership See why more Americans are adding Byrna to their personal safety plans: https://byrna.com/larry Go to https://ConsumerCellular.com/Larry and use LARRY100 to get $100 off!Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:14:05 -0400<![CDATA[PJ Media Video]]>https://pjmedia.com/videos/2026/10/06/democrats-plan-mass-protest-against-zohran-mamdani-n4958027<![CDATA[A woman in Washington state drove erratically, caused a serious accident, and then stabbed two children in the car with her before a couple of nearby U.S. soldiers were able to intervene and save the kids from further violence.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:43:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/06/woman-crashes-car-stabs-her-kids-bystanders-come-to-the-rescue-n4958022<![CDATA[Washington is a town full of power couples. One of the more powerful power couples inside the Beltway is the combo of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), who is now a gun control advocate. She comes by her position on the issue more honestly than most.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:23:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/10/06/giffords-sees-pennsylvania-as-key-to-a-dem-house-majority-supports-9-gun-control-candidates-n4958021<![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates is reportedly planning to execute the Omani terrorist who tried to hijack and crash a FlyDubai flight to Israel on September 30.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/06/uae-plans-death-penalty-for-flydubai-terrorist-hijacker-n4958016<![CDATA[Welcome to Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026&nbsp;— Taco Tuesday and National Taco Day at once, the closest thing to a perfect alignment this calendar offers. The planets are aligned for you to find the best taco joint in town and not have to explain it.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:38:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/10/06/dailyweapons-of-mass-distraction-the-mid-term-panic-machine-revs-up-right-on-schedule-n4958014<![CDATA[Sen. J. William Fulbright (D-Ark.) wrote in his 1964 book Old Myths and New Realities,&nbsp;"In politics, as in international relations, if you are explaining, you are losing." This has become a political adage that politicians ignore at their peril.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/10/06/perception-is-reality-democrats-are-altering-reality-to-create-the-perception-of-crisis-n4958013<![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is desperately trying to prove that he's not antisemitic, yet his efforts to do so only keep proving that he is.]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:51:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/10/06/mamdani-tries-to-hide-his-jew-hatred-and-only-exposes-it-further-n4958015<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/10/06/the-morning-briefing-a-curse-on-the-house-of-every-vile-member-of-the-biden-stasi-n4957991