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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/author/nicholas-ballasy/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-usThu, 09 Apr 2026 17:33:39 -0400VA Governor Declines to Address Increased Emissions from Express Lanes Change Heading Into D.C.<![CDATA[Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D-Va.) declined to address the increased congestion on I-395 heading into Washington D.C. after the Express Lanes conversion took place in November.]]>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:57:34 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/13/va-governor-declines-to-address-increased-emissions-from-express-lanes-change-heading-into-d-c-n72103GOP Congressman: House Dems' War Powers Resolution 'Unserious' and 'Purely Political Document'<![CDATA[Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said the War Powers Resolution that passed the House is an “unserious” and “purely political document.”]]>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:20:19 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/13/gop-congressman-house-dems-war-powers-resolution-unserious-and-purely-political-document-n72089Grammy-Nominated Artist Says More Celebrities Should Speak Out on Politics: 'Your Voice is Powerful'<![CDATA[Grammy Award-nominated musician Eric Benet said artists shouldn’t “shut up and sing” but “speak out” about political issues.]]>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 23:54:19 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/12/grammy-nominated-artist-says-musicians-shouldnt-shut-up-and-sing-your-voice-is-powerful-n174632Tlaib: Congress Should Use Federal Funding as 'Leverage' to Get Colleges to Lower Tuition Costs<![CDATA[While Democratic candidates for president call for student loan debt forgiveness, some members of Congress are not sure how to address students who recently paid off their college loans.]]>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 22:12:27 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/12/tlaib-congress-should-use-federal-funding-as-leverage-to-get-colleges-to-lower-tuition-costs-n72075NeNe Leakes on Trump: 'When I Worked for Him, He Was Kind'<![CDATA[Former Celebrity Apprentice Contestant NeNe Leakes, owner of the Swagg Boutique and Nene Leakes Productions, said she “didn’t learn anything” about business while she was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice with President Donald Trump and declined to share her opinion of Trump’s job performance in office.]]>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:12:08 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/12/nene-leakes-on-trump-when-i-worked-for-him-he-was-kind-n72073Mike Rowe Says He Would 'Never' Work with White House: 'Half the Country Can't Hear Them'<![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Mike Rowe, former host of the television series Dirty Jobs, explained why he would decline an opportunity to work with the White House on economic initiatives.]]>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:40:18 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/12/mike-rowe-says-he-would-never-work-with-white-house-half-the-country-cant-hear-them-n72072Martin Sheen Endorses Elizabeth Warren: 'What's Not to Like? She's a Beautiful Lady'<![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Hollywood actor and activist Martin Sheen endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for president on Friday during an interview after the Fire Drill Friday protest with actress and activist Jane Fonda.]]>Fri, 10 Jan 2020 20:20:28 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/10/martin-sheen-endorses-elizabeth-warren-whats-not-to-like-shes-a-beautiful-lady-n72023Democrat Congressman on Trump: 'This Idiot' Has United Iran with Airstrike on Soleimani<![CDATA[Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said on Thursday that President Trump has “united” Iran by authorizing an airstrike that killed a top Iranian commander.]]>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 23:42:15 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/09/democrat-congressman-on-trump-this-idiot-united-iran-with-drone-strike-on-soleimani-n71986Trudeau: Intelligence Suggests Passenger Plane Was Shot Down in Iran, Maybe 'Accidentally'<![CDATA[Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a “preliminary analysis” of intelligence has revealed that the Iranian regime shot down the passenger aircraft that crashed in Tehran on the night of the missile strike on air bases in Iraq that housed U.S. troops.]]>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:10:14 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/09/trudeau-intelligence-suggests-passenger-plane-was-shot-down-in-iran-maybe-accidentally-n71973Stocks Hit New Record Highs After Trump's Speech on Iran Missile Attack<![CDATA[The S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq have hit record highs after President Donald Trump’s speech on Iran’s missile attack against two bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops.]]>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:08:55 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/08/stocks-hit-new-record-highs-after-trumps-speech-on-iran-missile-attack-n71934Iran Warned Iraq in Advance of Missile Attack on U.S. Bases: Report<![CDATA[There have been no casualties reported after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq where U.S. troops were stationed, according to the U.S. military.]]>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:00:41 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/08/no-reports-of-u-s-casualties-in-iran-missile-attacks-on-bases-in-iraq-n71927Breaking: Iran Launches Missile Attack on Air Base in Iraq Housing U.S. Troops<![CDATA[Iran state TV reports that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was behind a missile attack on the Al Asad airbase in Iraq in response to the U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian commander.]]>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 18:56:09 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/07/breaking-iran-launches-missile-attack-on-airbase-in-iraq-housing-u-s-troops-n71896Dems' Call for Trump to Seek Congress' Approval on Iran Has 'Nothing to Do With Who the President Is,' Senator Says<![CDATA[Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) told PJM that Democratic lawmakers arguing that President Trump needs congressional approval before military action can be taken against Iran are doing so regardless of Trump’s party affiliation.]]>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 18:17:24 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/07/dems-call-for-trump-to-seek-congress-approval-on-iran-has-nothing-to-do-with-who-the-president-is-senator-says-n71894Graham to Democrats: 'You Don't Need' Congressional Approval to 'Defend Troops in the Field'<![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pushed back against Democrats who have argued that the Trump administration should have sought congressional authorization for the airstrike that killed a top Iranian commander.]]>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:36:50 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]><![CDATA[2018]]><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/07/graham-to-democrats-you-dont-need-congressional-approval-to-defend-troops-in-the-field-n71864'Prepare Your Coffins': Iranians Flood Ivanka and Melania Trump's Instagram Profiles With Threats<![CDATA[Iranian Instagram users have flooded Ivanka Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s accounts with threatening comments toward the Trump family.]]>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:43:20 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/06/iranians-flood-ivanka-and-melania-trumps-instagram-profiles-with-threats-n71849Former GOP Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick Dies at 56 After Cancer Battle<![CDATA[Former Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) has passed away after a battle with cancer, the Bucks County Republican Party announced on Monday.]]>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 12:30:40 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/06/former-gop-congressman-mike-fitzpatrick-dies-at-56-after-cancer-battle-n71828Joaquin Phoenix Urges Celebrities Not to 'Take Private Jets' to Award Shows<![CDATA[Actor Joaquin Phoenix asked celebrities to stop taking private jet trips as a way to fight climate change.]]>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:02:19 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/06/joaquin-phoenix-urges-celebrities-to-stop-taking-private-jets-to-award-shows-n43387Congressman Calls for Investigation of Hustler Christmas Card Depicting Assassination of Trump<![CDATA[Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) called for the U.S. Secret Service to investigate a Christmas card that Hustler Magazine sent to members of Congress which contained an illustration of President Trump being assassinated.]]>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:55:52 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/05/congressman-calls-for-investigation-of-hustler-christmas-card-depicting-assassination-of-trump-n71810Graham on Kaepernick's Criticism of Soleimani Strike: 'He's a Racist'<![CDATA[Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, slammed former NFL Player Colin Kaepernick for labeling the U.S. airstrike that killed a top Iranian commander behind the deaths of Americans as an American terrorist attack on “black and brown people.”]]>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:31:31 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/05/graham-on-kaepernicks-criticism-of-soleimani-strike-hes-a-racist-n71808Petraeus on Soleimani Airstrike: 'This is Bigger Than Bin Laden' and Baghdadi's Death<![CDATA[Former CIA Director David Petraeus characterized the U.S. drone airstrike that killed Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, as “bigger” than the raid that killed former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the former head of ISIL.]]>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:09:57 -0500<![CDATA[Nicholas Ballasy]]>https://pjmedia.com/nicholas-ballasy/2020/01/05/petraeus-on-soleimani-airstrike-this-is-bigger-than-bin-laden-raid-and-baghdadis-death-n71807