https://pjmedia.com/pj-medias-hans-von-spakovsky-targeted-by-fairfax-county-democratic-committee/feedPJ 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-usTue, 11 Aug 2026 23:27:52 -0400<![CDATA[There are moments in history that become so infamous they take on a life of their own. Mention the Titanic and people think of hubris. Mention Watergate and they think of political corruption. Mention Tuskegee and most Americans remember one of the darkest chapters in the history of American medicine.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:17:02 -0400<![CDATA[Maureen Steele]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Science]]>https://pjmedia.com/maureen-steele/2026/08/11/what-a-century-of-medical-scandals-reveals-about-public-trust-informed-consent-and-accountability-n4956048<![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on The Katie Miller Podcast on Wednesday, and it was a departure from your typical Donald Trump cabinet member interview. Rubio's wife, Jeanette, was there at his side, and the two talked about their marriage, their children, their family life, and just what they do on normal days — or whatever counts for a normal day when you're one of the most powerful men in the world. There was also a lot of talk about...well, Pop-Tarts, but it seems as though the secretary has something of a sweet tooth. &nbsp;&nbsp;]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:37:28 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Cuba]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[YouTube]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/11/movies-music-future-plans-and-what-will-really-happen-in-cuba-rubio-tells-all-n4956051<![CDATA[Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong has apparently decided one thing may need changing after Tuesday's Democrat primary: the people helping sell Francesca Hong.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:37:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/11/you-can-replace-the-staff-francesca-wisconsin-still-gets-the-candidate-n4956053<![CDATA[I first saw the trailer for The Brink of War several weeks ago, when my family and I went to see Young Washington. My gut reaction was that the movie looked good. My second reaction was dread, because Jeff Daniels plays Ronald Reagan in it.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Movies]]><![CDATA[Ronald Reagan]]><![CDATA[State Department]]><![CDATA[Iceland]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/11/the-brink-of-war-movie-review-n4956024<![CDATA[President Donald Trump has finally ended Medicaid funding for harmful surgeries and so-called treatments that some doctors prescribe for minors to encourage the delusion of sex change.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:35:16 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Medicaid]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/11/medicaid-wont-fund-child-mutilation-for-transgender-ideology-n4956049<![CDATA[ICE agents haven't even received their new electric gloves yet, and the outrage machine is already humming.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:16:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Law & Order]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/11/ice-wants-electric-gloves-for-combative-arrests-here-comes-the-meltdown-n4956052<![CDATA[Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is trying to erase his YouTube history, and with good reason. In videos he has made private, for instance, his outrageous outbursts include rants about Independence Day fireworks, comparing football to slavery, and mulling a replacement for the Second Amendment. This jihad-loving, anti-American radical believes “fireworks suck.”]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:35:25 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[YouTube]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/11/in-explosive-video-el-sayed-condemned-july-4-fireworks-and-2nd-amendment-n4956046<![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked President Donald Trump again Tuesday, stopping the Postal Service from carrying out major parts of his March executive order on mail voting before the November midterms.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:24:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/11/trump-wanted-tighter-mail-voting-rules-a-judge-said-he-lacked-the-power-n4956047<![CDATA[Welcome, PJ Media readers! We have another exciting night of primaries for you. This week, six states head to the polls: Alabama, South Carolina, Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Let's take a closer look at what's at stake for each one.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alabama]]><![CDATA[Amy Klobuchar]]><![CDATA[Connecticut]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Redistricting]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Vermont]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]><![CDATA[Tina Smith]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/11/live-results-primaries-in-alabama-south-carolina-connecticut-vermont-minnesota-and-wisconsin-n4956012<![CDATA[For years, doctors have warned us that microbes can learn to survive the drugs created to kill them. Candida auris is giving Americans a troubling look at what happens when those warnings become a reality.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Science]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/11/candida-auris-shows-how-dangerous-drug-resistance-can-become-n4956045<![CDATA[More than one major airline’s employees have illegally interfered with federal immigration officers as they were attempting to arrest foreign criminals.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:50:31 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/11/airlines-are-interfering-with-ice-arrests-at-airports-n4956043<![CDATA[Robin Williams once named a fear that sounds almost unbearable now. Asked what frightened him, he said, "I guess I fear my consciousness becoming, not just dull, but a rock. I couldn't spark."]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Hollywood]]><![CDATA[Mental Health]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/11/robin-williams-feared-losing-his-spark-then-his-worst-fear-came-true-n4956044<![CDATA[Francesca Hong has developed an unusual political talent: she keeps writing Republican campaign ads for them.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:23:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/11/from-cancel-thanksgiving-to-a-grooming-vote-hong-has-explaining-to-do-n4956042<![CDATA[The late, great Margaret Thatcher once observed, “The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” That is what New York City Democrats are going to do if they persist in their outrageous new taxation plan.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:51:31 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/11/trump-looks-to-block-nyc-pied-a-terre-tax-before-certain-disaster-n4956037<![CDATA["There are so many ways in which [illegals] can be involved behind the scene," Democratic Socialist politician Diana Moreno was caught saying in an undercover video just promoted by LibsOfTikTok, adding, "You don't have to have papers to have power."]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:40:43 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[New York]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/08/11/dsa-on-illegals-you-dont-have-to-have-papers-to-have-power-n4956025<![CDATA[Whenever men play at being God, it always ends in death and disaster.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/11/ken-paxton-moves-to-protect-surrogate-baby-from-abortion-n4956032<![CDATA[After meeting Zohran Mamdani, Graham Platner, Abdul El-Sayed, and Francesca Hong, AOC doesn’t seem so scary, does she? Why, she’s almost quaint, traditional, and (slightly) old-fashioned by comparison.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:34:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Chuck Schumer]]><![CDATA[DNC]]><![CDATA[Elizabeth Warren]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[YouTube]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/08/11/the-cunning-genius-of-aocs-woke-reboot-n4956034<![CDATA[Another day has gone by in the Middle East with threats and promises, rhetoric and blustering. Spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Esmail Baghaei Hamaneh said, "As long as the war continues, we will not allow passage through the strait. We did not discuss the issue of fees, but it is customary to charge fees for services. We are currently focused on Hormuz, and not on resuming negotiations with the US."]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:32:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Gaza]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Yemen]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/08/11/rabbi-barclays-iran-update-the-rhetoric-continues-n4956031<![CDATA[State Sen. Francesca Hong, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is, in a word, wacko. The fact that she will probably win the Democrats' Wisconsin governor primary on Tuesday tells us a lot about the Democratic Party and where they are on the political suicide watch.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/11/why-the-wisconsin-governors-race-will-define-the-midterms-for-republicans-n4956029<![CDATA[The WNBA is getting used to controversies. Sophie Cunningham's truth-telling about transgender athletes proved to be a bridge too far for the LGBTQ-heavy WNBA. The retaliation was swift, sure, and brutal.]]>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:17:22 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Chicago]]><![CDATA[Sports]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/11/wnba-star-tweets-white-privilege-after-getting-ejected-for-slamming-sophie-cunningham-to-the-floor-n4956035