https://pjmedia.com/israel-divestiture-movement-at-uc-berkeley-loses-battle-but-advances-their-war/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-usWed, 05 Aug 2026 05:39:06 -0400<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/08/04/the-morning-briefing-yeesh-soy-boy-talaricos-macho-cosplay-might-be-working-n4955795<![CDATA[The diary of Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), might be the best thing to happen to us filthy, unvaxxed, granny-killing conspiracy wackadoos who took grenades from weak, terror-stricken Democrats during the COVID era.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Kevin Downey Jr.]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]>https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/08/04/faucis-diary-uh-his-biggest-fibs-thus-far-n4955807<![CDATA[An armed man spent part of Sunday casing Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, snapping photos and videos of the grounds while federal agents watched from a distance. By the time deputies moved in, investigators say he had already zeroed in on something specific: security planning.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:44:25 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Trump Assassination Attempt]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/04/another-trump-assassination-attempt-may-have-just-been-thwarted-n4955814<![CDATA[Whispering before it starts screaming, as far as history is concerned.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:14:00 -0400<![CDATA[Maureen Steele]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/maureen-steele/2026/08/04/the-ai-land-grab-n4955784<![CDATA[If you are an American political junkie and are able to emotionally detach yourself from the process, this is a fascinating time in history to get your fix. Heck, even if you do get a little emotionally invested it's still wild and interesting.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[GOP]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/08/04/of-commies-purple-states-and-the-elusive-undecided-voter-n4955799<![CDATA[In November 2022, DEA agents tracked a suspected fentanyl courier from Arizona into New Mexico. A new whistleblower complaint says agents were told to monitor the shipment, not seize it, and make no arrests.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DEA]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Fentanyl]]><![CDATA[New Mexico]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/04/how-many-americans-paid-for-the-biden-deas-fentanyl-gamble-n4955812<![CDATA[The other day a friend from another state said he didn’t care about the S.C. Senate special primary election, because it wasn’t in his state.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:39:09 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Rust]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]><![CDATA[Susan Collins]]>https://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rust/2026/08/04/the-pros-and-cons-of-an-incredibly-short-exceedingly-fast-senate-campaign-n4955811<![CDATA[Happy Tuesday! It’s another day full of primary excitement, so let’s take a look at what’s shaking in five states today.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Chris Queen]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Cori Bush]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gary Peters]]><![CDATA[GOP]]><![CDATA[Kansas]]><![CDATA[Mark Warner]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Missouri]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]><![CDATA[Washington]]><![CDATA[Roger Marshall]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/08/04/live-results-primaries-in-kansas-michigan-missouri-virginia-and-washington-n4955798<![CDATA[One of my favorite lines in the Talmud is, “Judge not by the flask, but by what it contains.” (Pirkei Avot 4:27). Just because someone dresses the part of being holy while they are in public does not mean that they act righteously. All too many clergy, professors, actors, and politicians act one way in public but really are very different human beings inside. Similarly, a person's ethics, values, and beliefs may not be reflected in his or her outer appearance; but we should remember the words of our Sages and judge someone based upon what they do.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:36:19 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Israel]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/08/04/judge-not-the-flask-but-by-what-it-contains-n4955804<![CDATA[Francesca Hong was handed the easiest question of her campaign Monday night: Does she still believe Thanksgiving should be canceled?]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:15:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/04/from-cancel-thanksgiving-to-86-trump-hong-keeps-telling-us-who-she-is-n4955805<![CDATA[Wisconsin state Assemblyperson Francesca Hong is comfortably ahead in the Democratic primary race for governor, leading the field by 28 points ahead of the August 11 primary. That makes her the presumptive nominee.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:55:22 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]><![CDATA[LGBTQ+]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/04/democratic-nominee-for-wisconsin-governor-francesca-hong-and-her-cavalcade-of-comedy-n4955794<![CDATA[Well, well, well. Here's a little inconvenient truth about former Atlanta mayor and current Democrat Georgia gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Georgia]]><![CDATA[MLB]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/04/keisha-lance-bottoms-loves-boycotting-businesses-unless-her-husband-works-there-n4955802<![CDATA[A Democrat congressional candidate in Hawaii is now in jail with a bail of $1 million after getting into a violent and potentially deadly confrontation with someone on the beach who had complained about the candidate’s&nbsp;loud music.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:20:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Hawaii]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/04/hawaii-dem-candidate-pulls-knife-on-beachgoer-over-music-volume-dispute-n4955797<![CDATA[I was torn about writing this piece, not wanting to give this vile person any more than the attention the legacy media has given her. However, I can't let the flaming hypocrisy of her actions occur in silence.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Jimmy Kimmel]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[The View]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/04/rosie-odonnell-sold-her-homes-then-came-back-for-the-spotlight-n4955801<![CDATA[Mike Rowe spent part of Tuesday answering critics after a political post drew more than 7,600 comments.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Education]]><![CDATA[Jobs]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/04/mike-rowe-respects-workers-more-than-the-socialists-claiming-to-save-them-n4955796<![CDATA[Why the heck was billionaire techie Bill Gates so deeply involved with top policy makers&nbsp;for years at the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Institutes of Health (NIH)?]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:12:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[DOE]]><![CDATA[Vaccines]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/04/bill-gates-was-embedded-in-us-agency-during-covid-era-n4955782<![CDATA[Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told Dr. Anthony Fauci last week exactly what would happen if he stonewalled Congress. Fauci ignored him. Now Paul is delivering on that promise, and conservatives who have waited years for this moment have every reason to celebrate.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Rand Paul]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/04/rand-paul-makes-his-move-against-fauci-n4955793<![CDATA[Leftists have long been apoplectic that when President Donald Trump posts on his social media platform, his words have significant effects. It's true that a president's communications have profound ramifications, and if "President" Joe Biden hadn't been too senescent to use social media, his posts would have had the same effect. The next president's surely will.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:42:00 -0400<![CDATA[Athena Thorne]]><![CDATA[Axios]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]>https://pjmedia.com/athena-thorne/2026/08/04/leftists-freak-out-that-trumps-truth-social-offers-a-premium-feed-heres-what-they-dont-mention-n4955787<![CDATA[The last 24 hours have shown again that we must seriously question whatever any of us read or hear in the media regarding Iran, the United States, and the Middle East.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:23:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia]]><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/08/04/rabbi-barclays-iran-updates-for-august-3-and-4-n4955746<![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that the prefix “para” doesn’t seem to have any particular meaning? It’s all random.]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:27:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Bernie Moreno]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DNC]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Ohio]]><![CDATA[Politico]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/08/04/dcs-2-unsolved-mysteries-who-hid-a-chapter-of-the-dnc-autopsy-and-is-max-miller-a-serial-abuser-n4955789