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-usMon, 18 May 2026 21:27:14 -0400<![CDATA[Former Los Angeles Police Department detective Mark Fuhrman died in Idaho at 74, closing the life of a man whose name became welded to the most argued murder trial in modern American life. The New York Post reported that he died on May 12 from an aggressive form of cancer.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:27:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Los Angeles]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/18/mark-fuhrman-didnt-acquit-oj-simpson-the-jury-did-n4953001<![CDATA[SCUBA divers performing routine maintenance on a drinking water dam in Alabama found what is being called a "grenade-like IED" bomb at the base of the structure.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 19:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[Kevin Downey Jr.]]><![CDATA[Cyberattack]]><![CDATA[Domestic Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/05/18/someone-threw-a-bomb-at-a-dam-in-ala-bam-a-n4952999<![CDATA[Google has responded to my query about what caused the entire pre-burned Pacific Palisades to be magically restored in its Maps application — causing a cascade of cynicism and criticism.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 18:51:00 -0400<![CDATA[Victoria Taft]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Google]]><![CDATA[Karen Bass]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/05/18/la-mayors-candidate-spencer-pratt-asks-why-he-can-see-his-burned-down-house-on-google-maps-n4952995<![CDATA[After facing two separate federal indictments and waiting for your court proceedings on one of them to move forward, what do you do to pass the time? Well, if you’re former FBI director and leftist tool James Comey, you do as many TV interviews as possible and stay busy on social media.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:57:33 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[James Comey]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/18/comeys-message-to-the-deep-state-on-meet-the-press-run-out-the-clock-on-trump-n4953000<![CDATA[Democrats have suffered a string of defeats in the redistricting wars. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial gerrymandering was unconstitutional, and the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Democrats had violated the state constitution when they forced through their gerrymandered map.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/18/ted-cruz-just-torched-every-democrat-screaming-jim-crow-n4952996<![CDATA[A Jan. 14 immigration arrest in north Minneapolis has now become a criminal case against a federal officer. ICE officer Christian Castro allegedly fired through a front door and wounded Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 17:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/05/18/minnesotas-ice-shooting-case-needs-evidence-not-political-fog-n4952998<![CDATA[UPDATE: 5:26 p.m, EST:&nbsp;Three victims are dead after a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Two teenage suspects are also dead.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 16:24:35 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Mass Shooting]]><![CDATA[Sanctuary Cities]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/05/18/breaking-active-shooter-at-california-islamic-center-n4952994<![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice announced a new fund to help plaintiffs who can’t afford legal fees for challenging government lawfare to move ahead with those cases.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:55:21 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump Jr]]><![CDATA[IRS]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/18/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund-n4952991<![CDATA[It seems as if it was only last week [It was only last week, Steve — Editor] that Moscow and Kyiv agreed to a three-day ceasefire, partly so that the Kremlin could put on its annual Victory Day parade — marking victory over the Nazis — &nbsp;without any explosive interruptions.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/05/18/russia-and-ukraine-trade-blows-in-huge-night-of-drone-strikes-n4952989<![CDATA[Do you remember that crime that never happens? Voter fraud? Yeah, it happened again, and this time, James O'Keefe got it on video. Now, federal prosecutors in California have announced they've made their first arrest in a scheme that paid bums on Skid Row to register to vote. That's a federal crime, by the way.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:44:00 -0400<![CDATA[Victoria Taft]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/05/18/bust-of-people-in-la-paying-people-to-register-to-vote-n4952982<![CDATA[Two police officers in Virginia, one male and one female, were understandably extremely uncomfortable after a biological male wearing makeup kept invading the women’s locker room. Their superiors first told the female officer to take a gun with her into the shower area, and then suspended both her and her male colleague for being "bigots."]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:03:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/18/virginia-officers-suspended-after-reporting-trans-recruit-in-their-locker-room-n4952984<![CDATA[Greets! It’s Monday, May 18, 2026. Today is National Cheese Soufflé Day, National “No Dirty Dishes” Day, which I guess means we’ve got to order out. It’s also National Visit Your Relatives Day, and International Museum Day. And, of all things, National Shrek Day. (Shrug.) Trust me I couldn’t make some of this stuff up.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:17:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Department of Veterans Affairs]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]><![CDATA[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/05/18/graft-in-plain-sight-at-the-va-n4952988<![CDATA[One of the things that’s now impossible to not see coming out of the Vatican is how it has learned from and is emulating the Trump administration’s PR strategy since taking office in 2025. To say President Donald Trump’s first 100 days were jam-packed with news announcements is an understatement. His administration attacked the governing of a nation, the correcting of the Biden administration’s mistakes and the things it did with intent to destroy the country, and that was just the beginning of his second term.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:38:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[Catholicism]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV]]><![CDATA[Vatican]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/05/18/popes-study-group-will-tackle-ai-what-did-we-do-now-n4952985<![CDATA[What would make someone switch sides and join America’s enemies? It’s easy to envision an America-hating leftist doing such a thing, but it’s much harder to understand when the defector in question was, to all outward appearances anyway, a patriot who was devoted to the service of her country. What made Monica Witt, a former Air Force intelligence specialist, give her allegiance to a nation that chants “Death to America”? Her story is a cautionary tale with lessons that are almost certain to be ignored.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Military]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/05/18/a-cautionary-tale-that-no-one-will-heed-n4952986<![CDATA[Three suspects, including two teenagers, committed a staggering 12 shootings in the Austin area over the weekend. The Texas governor wants to see them behind bars for a long time, instead of released as “misguided minors” to shoot more people.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Greg Abbott]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/18/abbott-urges-adult-charges-for-teens-who-committed-12-shootings-n4952981<![CDATA[Here’s a PR question for the peanut gallery: If your client is entering a high-stakes, high-profile, highly contentious court case, what’s your most important PR objective?]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Green Energy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/05/18/how-to-win-the-iran-war-and-make-greta-thunberg-weep-in-one-easy-step-n4952983<![CDATA[In recent weeks, Trump officials have been promising that bombshell evidence regarding 2020 election fraud would be coming. Both FBI Director Kash Patel and Monica Crowley, the U.S. government's chief of protocol, have said as much. On Sunday, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche sat down with Maria Bartiromo and confirmed that the Department of Justice has multiple active investigations into election fraud, specifically targeting Arizona and Georgia's Fulton County.]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Arizona]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Georgia]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/05/18/multiple-2020-election-fraud-investigations-in-georgia-and-arizona-underway-n4952980<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:26:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/05/18/the-morning-briefing-its-awesome-to-have-the-feds-focusing-on-real-criminals-again-n4952969<![CDATA[“After God had carried us safe to New England and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God’s worship, and settled the civil government: One of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity, dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust. And as we were thinking and consulting how to effect this work, it pleased God to stir up the heart of one Mr. Harvard…”]]>Sun, 17 May 2026 22:49:18 -0400<![CDATA[David Churchill Barrow]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Free Speech]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-barrow/2026/05/17/oh-harvard-you-fostered-founders-of-our-union-and-a-regiment-that-bled-to-preserve-it-where-art-thou-n4952974<![CDATA[With all the turmoil and chaos in the world, I could write about many things—and I have, actually. But now I want to write about something fun. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;]]>Sun, 17 May 2026 20:04:02 -0400<![CDATA[Christian Josi]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Hollywood]]>https://pjmedia.com/christian-josi/2026/05/17/the-poet-n4952978