php - WP Query, latest posts doesnt show

Im experiencing something a bit weird - I have a custom query that should display the latest posts from all categories, however, it doesn't :(

<?php
     $args = array(
        'orderby' => 'post_date',
        'order' => 'DESC',
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'posts_per_page' => '5'
    );
    $customQuery = new WP_Query( $args );
?>
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However, if i manually define which category id's it should display from, it works? Why? And should it work fine without me having to define the category id's manually?

<?php
     $args = array(
        'orderby' => 'post_date',
        'order' => 'DESC',
        'post_type' => 'post',
        'posts_per_page' => '5',
        'cat' => array(1, 2, 189, 520) //It works if I add id's from all categories
    );
    $customQuery = new WP_Query( $args );
?>
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