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Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 20 May 2026 17:20:20 -0400<![CDATA[A sinkhole shut down one of LaGuardia Airport's main runways Wednesday morning, giving New York one of those civic moments that feels almost too perfect for satire.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/20/laguardia-sinkhole-even-the-ground-under-mamdanis-new-york-wants-out-n4953081<![CDATA[The Left and its media lapdogs say “MAGA is dead,” but anyone with eyes can see that President Trump’s mission to Make America Great Again is more alive than ever before.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[PJ Media Staff]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]>https://pjmedia.com/pj-media-staff/2026/05/20/gop-voters-are-rino-hunting-n4953079<![CDATA[I have a liberal friend from Los Angeles whom I could imagine narrating one of those viral Spencer Pratt ads that are making national headlines. She’s been affected by all the crises exacerbated under Mayor Karen Bass’s inept rule. She woke up one morning to find a homeless man asleep in her car. Her house was broken into by two men, with even her children’s belongings rifled through. The home she grew up in burned down in the 2025 fires, just like Pratt’s. She told me she hates Karen Bass, especially after Bass refused to answer questions upon returning from Ghana, where she was when the fires started. My friend is also a lifelong Democrat, and you can imagine her story would influence many Democratic voters on the fence about whom to vote for in this mayoral election.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:16:49 -0400<![CDATA[Aaron Hanscom]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]>https://pjmedia.com/aaron-hanscom/2026/05/20/why-this-veteran-political-journalist-thinks-spencer-pratt-could-win-in-los-angeles-n4953075<![CDATA[Will social media become so toxic, so weird, so outrageously stupid that America will eventually rise up in anger and disgust and smite it down upon the mountainside? Will they tar and feather Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and social media executives and run them out of town on a rail?]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:13:32 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/20/a-mangionista-press-corps-of-groupies-and-genuine-crack-pots-n4953076<![CDATA[President Donald Trump roasted the deranged Democrat candidate for Senate in Texas, and it’s as entertaining as James Talarico’s bizarre balderdash.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:50:15 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/20/trump-hilariously-mocks-defective-dem-wacko-talarico-n4953072<![CDATA[During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) laid out what he called a deliberate decision by the Biden Justice Department to abandon an active investigation into the Southern Poverty Law Center. He argued the organization had become embedded so deeply into the Justice Dept.'s operations that prosecuting it would have meant prosecuting one of the DOJ's own political allies.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:02:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/20/bidens-doj-protected-splc-from-scrutiny-dropped-doj-investigation-n4953074<![CDATA[On Tuesday, May 20 — which is also Cuba's Independence Day — the Department of Justice (DOJ) officially unsealed a federal grand jury indictment of Raúl Castro. Castro, who will be 95 years old in June, is the brother of Fidel Castro and the former "president" of Cuba. Despite his advanced age and frail health, Raúl and his family remain very involved in running the country, if you want to call it that, and the suppression of the Cuban people.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Cuba]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Florida]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/05/20/breaking-raul-castro-indicted-n4953073<![CDATA[Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas seized the opportunity of the May 8 Fatah Conference to demand $5 billion from Israel because he doesn’t have enough money to reward terrorists. Coincidentally, Abbas has spent over $5 billion on pay-for-slay in the last 15 years.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Gaza]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Palestinians]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/20/palestinian-authority-spent-52-billion-on-pay-for-slay-since-2011-institute-says-n4953065<![CDATA[President Donald Trump is fed up with Senate Republicans who not only fail to fight aggressively against the worst Democrat policies, but even&nbsp;help the Democrats score victories.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Filibuster]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/20/trump-goes-off-on-soft-republicans-who-dont-fight-dumocrats-n4953068<![CDATA[Lose a primary, gain a movement?]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:38:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Kentucky]]><![CDATA[Liberal Media]]><![CDATA[Megyn Kelly]]><![CDATA[MSNBC]]><![CDATA[Rand Paul]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Thomas Massie]]><![CDATA[Tucker Carlson]]><![CDATA[YouTube]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/05/20/why-thomas-massie-wanted-to-lose-n4953071<![CDATA[HOLD FOR CHRIS TO APPROVE FOR PUB]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[Greg Byrnes]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Syria]]>https://pjmedia.com/gregbyrnes/2026/05/20/new-york-times-reports-israeli-american-regime-change-plan-fiasco-n4953053<![CDATA[Trump ally David Ellison is set to purchase Warner Bros.-Discovery — the company that owns CNN, HBO, and much more — and liberals in Washington, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley will do anything to stop him.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:57:09 -0400<![CDATA[John Fredericks]]><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren]]><![CDATA[Hollywood]]><![CDATA[Netflix]]>https://pjmedia.com/john-fredericks/2026/05/20/the-toxic-trio-democrats-netflix-and-hollywoods-panic-playbook-n4953069<![CDATA[Things in the Middle East again seem to be on the precipice. JD Vance said at a press conference on Tuesday, "We think the Iranians want to reach an agreement. So we're currently in a pretty good place, but there's also a Plan B — and Plan B is that we could renew the military campaign." But despite his belief that a real peace can be worked out with Iran, the rest of the world is preparing for renewed military conflict.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/05/20/rabbi-michael-barclays-iran-war-update-for-may-20-n4953066<![CDATA[The mass shooting at a San Diego mosque and educational center is undoubtedly a severe crime. While we condemn murder, we must also, in all honesty, admit that the mosque in question is a hotspot of pro-terrorist and pro-Nazi sentiment.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/20/targeted-san-diego-mosques-imam-received-award-from-terror-tied-group-n4953059<![CDATA[New York Magazine calls the California governor's race "an unholy mess." National political columnist&nbsp;Rueben Navarette says the race is "cursed," explaining, "there is a weird vibe surrounding the contest" that features such a weak, colorless field of Democrats.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Polling]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/20/california-democrats-are-asking-is-this-the-best-we-can-come-up-with-in-the-race-for-governor-n4953058<![CDATA[What do you call a state absolutely flush with cash, with tax revenues booming more than 30% in just three years? If it's California, you call it "Broke."]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/05/20/im-sorry-but-california-is-how-deep-in-the-hole-n4953057<![CDATA[Stephen Colbert's final episode airs Thursday night, and Greg Gutfeld had some thoughts.]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:17:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Greg Gutfeld]]><![CDATA[Stephen Colbert]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/20/gutfeld-torches-colberts-legacy-on-the-way-out-the-door-n4953060<![CDATA[Hello and greets from the beautiful Genesee Valley of western New York State. Today is Wednesday, May 20, 2026. &nbsp;It's World Bee Day, National Rescue Dog Day, National Be a Millionaire Day, National Kiss a Frog Day, National Pick Strawberries Day, and National Talk Like Yoda Day.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:06:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[Palestinians]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/05/20/the-new-york-times-what-journalistic-standards-n4953055<![CDATA[Pabst Brewing Company head of brand strategy Zac Nadile confirmed what many old Milwaukee beer drinkers probably hoped they'd never read: Schlitz Premium is being “placed on hiatus.”&nbsp;]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/20/the-beer-that-made-milwaukee-famous-reaches-last-call-n4953051<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 02:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/05/20/the-morning-briefing-republicans-finally-get-serious-about-purging-the-squishes-n4953039