Posts on Tuesday, May 19, 2026

The opponents on this road trip aren’t particularly daunting, giving the Mets a wide opening to continue their recent surge. Monday night they avoided a letdown following the euphoria of winning the Subway Series, attacking throughout against the Nationals. ‘The Mets won 16-7 in 12 innings for a sixth victory in seven games. The Mets scored 10 runs in the final inning, piling on against Jorbit Vivas, a position player, after they had built a comfortable cushion. Carson Benge’s RBI single in the 12th inning brought in the go-ahead run after Hayden Senger’s sacrifice bunt had advanced the automatic runner. Vidal Bruján’s suicide squeeze brought in Benge for an insurance run.

RedState reported earlier on a mass shooting that took place at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, just before noon Pacific time, which left three dead. In addition to the three victims, which included a security guard at the mosque who reportedly "played a pivotal role" in saving lives, the two alleged gunmen, said to be teenagers, were also found dead in a nearby vehicle located by police. Investigators believe the two died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. We're learning new information on Monday evening about the two suspects, including their names and possible motivations: The alleged gunmen

As they look to the midterm elections, Republicans have reason to worry — but not despair. They're going to be fighting uphill all the way to hold onto their majority in the House, which they currently control by the razor-thin margin of just six seats. That includes one member, California Rep. Kevin Kiley, who officially left the GOP but still caucuses with the party. "Fragile" hardly does justice to the state of the GOP's House majority. Democrats look at President Donald Trump's approval ratings and exult: As of early May, exactly six months before the midterms, Trump's approval in the RealClearPolitics polling averages