https://pjmedia.com/every-single-one-the-politicized-hiring-of-eric-holder%E2%80%99s-voting-section/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-usSun, 02 Aug 2026 18:31:39 -0400<![CDATA[New York City’s Marxist Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani acted quickly, once he moved into Gracie Mansion, to demonstrate that his venomous anti-Israel campaign rhetoric was not just an appeal to the Democrat Party’s growing and aggressive hard-left faction. On his very first day in office, he revoked the city’s International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance framework for combating antisemitism.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Holocaust]]><![CDATA[Judges]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/08/02/in-mamdanis-new-york-its-1933-all-over-again-n4955737<![CDATA[Just before the end of July, an official of the terrorist Iranian regime once again insisted that the current conflict cannot end until and unless the U.S. concedes the murderous mullahs full and uncontested control—and likely toll power—over the Strait of Hormuz.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:50:49 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islamic Jihad]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/02/irans-regime-demands-full-control-over-strait-of-hormuz-n4955732<![CDATA[The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has been named a terrorist organization in Texas and Florida, and this is not just a symbolic gesture; it could, in fact, have far-reaching implications. But the unsavory gang of traitors, saboteurs and jihad enablers that calls itself a “leading advocate for justice and mutual understanding” is working energetically to protect its assets, albeit in ways that are, not surprisingly, questionable at best.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:23:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/08/02/hamas-linked-cairs-shell-game-n4955736<![CDATA[Shavuah tov. May this week bring clarity and focus on creating safety in Israel and the United States.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Qatar]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/08/02/rabbi-barclays-weekend-iran-updates-n4955733<![CDATA[Not only can local and state elections come down to a few hundred or a few thousand votes, even presidential elections might hang on such a slim margin.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:07:05 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Arizona]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/02/presler-shows-how-noncitizen-voters-can-sway-presidential-election-results-n4955729<![CDATA[Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) remains defiant despite domestic abuse and mental instability accusations, stating Sunday he would still be running for another term in Congress. But Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Miller's ex-father-in-law, says Miller is morally and psychologically unfit to serve.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:05:33 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Bernie Moreno]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Ohio]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/02/sen-moreno-wants-accused-abuser-son-in-law-out-of-congress-n4955730<![CDATA[Why do we go to church? For community, for help, and to be fed with the Word and Sacraments of God. I'm thinking more about that these days as I’ve started J.D. Vance’s book Communion, the story of his return to the church. (I’ll review that as soon as I finish it.)]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:27:34 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Rust]]><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[JD Vance]]>https://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rust/2026/08/02/thoughts-upon-the-high-point-of-scripture-n4955727<![CDATA[There are definitely days when the stories I am writing sound too wacky to be true, but that is the modern woke left for you. For example, I give you the story of the transgender-identifying funeral director who goes by the name Unique, stole millions of dollars from a dead guy, and reportedly kept the corpses’ body parts in a bucket.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:55:21 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Mental Health]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/02/a-transgender-funeral-directors-organ-buckets-and-mass-theft-n4955722<![CDATA[Marco Rubio appeared on Lara Trump's Fox News' My View with Lara Trump on Saturday night, and I'll admit that I almost didn't watch the entire interview. It started with his generic answers to the same old questions.&nbsp;]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Fox News]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/02/what-does-he-do-on-a-day-off-marco-rubio-gets-personal-n4955714<![CDATA[Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. obliterated CNN's Dana Bash during a fiery interview Sunday morning on State of the Union, and it was brutal.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:44:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[HHS]]><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]><![CDATA[Vaccines]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/02/rfk-jr-steamrolled-dana-bash-over-faucis-covid-lies-n4955723<![CDATA[Fast-moving wildfires are consuming parts of Washington state. Spencer Pratt, who lost everything in the Palisades fire in California, offered his empathy to Washington wildfire victims and asked them to turn to God.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:25:42 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Washington]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[Spencer Pratt]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/02/wildfire-burn-through-washington-spencer-pratt-urges-reliance-on-god-n4955719<![CDATA[The Democrat Party is in real trouble. Just ask Bill Maher.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:01:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Bill Maher]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/02/democrats-should-be-terrified-of-what-bill-maher-just-said-n4955721<![CDATA[Greetings! Welcome to Sunday, August 2, 2026.&nbsp;Friendship Day, Sisters Day, and ice cream sandwiches all sharing a calendar square, so bring snacks to the family reunion.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:24:25 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[France]]><![CDATA[Germany]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Spain]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/08/02/islam-and-the-hard-choices-n4955720<![CDATA[An Obama-appointed federal judge just decided the Supreme Court's rulings are more like suggestions, and Republicans in Congress are done pretending she has the authority to make that call.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:24:17 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Judges]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/02/obama-appointed-judge-defies-scotus-now-faces-impeachment-n4955718<![CDATA[If you have ever watched Tucker Carlson’s podcast after he was shown the door at Fox News, the room in the photo might look familiar to you. It’s the dining area of Carlson’s Maine cabin, a room where he’s conducted the majority of his interviews for the podcast.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 01:14:23 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Marjorie Taylor Greene]]><![CDATA[Never Trump]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Thomas Massie]]><![CDATA[Tucker Carlson]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/08/02/did-tucker-carlson-just-host-the-first-meeting-of-the-lincoln-project-20-n4955716<![CDATA[You've heard it before. I know you have. We all have. It’s an arrogant, attention-seeking, look-at-me statement. It’s designed to hide moral lethargy behind a smokescreen of independent freethinking. And the statement is this:]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:56:00 -0400<![CDATA[A.J. Christopher]]><![CDATA[Bible]]><![CDATA[Catholicism]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Marxism]]>https://pjmedia.com/aj-christopher/2026/08/02/religion-in-america-part-two-the-spirituality-evasion-n4955713<![CDATA[Multiple people are reportedly dead after a shooting at a burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, including the shooter himself.]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:10:55 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[Idaho]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Mass Shooting]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/01/deadly-shooting-at-idaho-in-n-out-burger-n4955712<![CDATA[In the past week, we’ve seen the invasion of Ceuta. The images are horrifying, but they should be expected. Astute observers who have engaged Robert Spencer’s latest work, The Tragedy of Islam: Failure and Excuses,&nbsp;know why this was inevitable.]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:24:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Rust]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Islamic Jihad]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[Spain]]>https://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rust/2026/08/01/review-spencers-latest-tragedy-of-islam-failures-and-excuses-sheds-light-on-ceuta-n4955710<![CDATA[A newly published investigation highlighted issues that have long been overlooked — namely, that deals forcing Israel to release hundreds of terrorists and the unending Palestinian Authority (PA) pay-for-slay program fueled more terrorism, including the Oct. 7 atrocities.]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:57:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Islamic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Palestinians]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/01/releases-of-terrorists-and-pay-for-slay-made-oct-7-possible-n4955708<![CDATA[Reuters and Washington Post have a new deceptive report out claiming that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has financially benefited from a settlement with a top pharmaceutical company. But they left the crucial context out that showed he personally received not a dime.]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 19:51:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Big Pharma]]><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren]]><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]><![CDATA[Washington Post]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/01/rfk-debunks-dem-attack-on-supposed-big-pharma-conflict-of-interest-n4955705