https://pjmedia.com/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-usThu, 13 Aug 2026 13:46:54 -0400<![CDATA[An ongoing federal operation in California is shielding the innocent and punishing the most dangerous illegal alien criminals despite sanctuary policies. Like heavenly angels, it is both avenging and protective.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Sanctuary Cities]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/13/operation-guardian-angel-gets-illegal-alien-criminals-out-of-california-n4956103<![CDATA[Pity poor Gavin Newsom, whose national ambitions — thankfully for those of us who don't live in California — appear permanently stymied by his conspicuous corruption and incompetence. The latest evidence comes from Michigan, where the would-be Democrat presidential contender was just humiliated in the state's deepest indigo of blue enclaves.&nbsp;]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[2028 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/08/13/the-dems-great-white-hope-just-got-humiliated-in-michigan-n4956101<![CDATA[There were two important court wins this month, one regarding state election integrity and the other regarding national firearm regulations, both of them courtesy of Texas.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:04:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Ken Paxton]]><![CDATA[Second Amendment]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/13/election-integrity-and-second-amendment-court-wins-n4956099<![CDATA[On Tuesday afternoon, I posted an article&nbsp;about the Wisconsin Democratic primary and how the almost certain winner, state senator Francesca Hong, could help the GOP define the midterms as a choice between "common sense and crazy."]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/13/why-were-the-polls-in-the-wisconsin-democratic-governors-race-so-wrong-n4956097<![CDATA[Hello, my friends, and welcome to Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026 — the 225th day of the year.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/08/13/how-extreme-leftist-ya-gotta-be-for-aoc-and-bernie-to-reject-you-n4956096<![CDATA[For years, Democrats and their allies in the corporate press insisted the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation, the Burisma corruption allegations were a conspiracy theory, and anyone who said otherwise was a Kremlin stooge. Newly declassified documents prove they knew that was a lie the entire time.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Hunter Biden]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Russian Collusion Hoax]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/13/the-russiagate-hoax-looks-worse-than-ever-after-these-fbi-revelations-n4956095<![CDATA[The contrast could not be more stark. Arguably the worst White House press secretary in the history of the position, Karine Jean-Pierre, was followed immediately by one of the best, if not the best, in Karoline Leavitt.]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:17:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Karine Jean-Pierre]]><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt]]><![CDATA[Liberal Media]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/08/13/karoline-leavitt-has-raised-the-bar-for-all-white-house-press-secretaries-to-come-n4956094<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:05:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/08/13/the-morning-briefing-im-going-to-miss-karoline-leavitt-kneecapping-the-press-hacks-n4956077<![CDATA[There's a new delivery system in town.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:55:24 -0400<![CDATA[John Stossel]]><![CDATA[Amazon]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://pjmedia.com/john-stossel/2026/08/12/from-drone-to-door-n4956089<![CDATA[The Department of Justice (DOJ) has new updates for ongoing criminal cases, including one man who laundered taxpayer money for a transnational criminal organization, and several others who were using migrants for forced labor.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:22:03 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Georgia]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/12/doj-update-a-transnational-money-launderer-and-forced-labor-bosses-n4956093<![CDATA[The left's favorite billionaire oligarch, George Soros, has poured money into the campaigns for secretary of state &nbsp;and district attorney candidates over the years in an effort to place anti-law enforcement and anti-incarceration activists in control of elections and law and order—the very foundations of civil society. Now, the left is coming for your county sheriff—the last local law man or woman elected to office by the people.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:36:00 -0400<![CDATA[Victoria Taft]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[George Soros]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Washington]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/08/12/the-left-is-coming-for-your-county-sheriff-n4956074<![CDATA[India's 2026 Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA) has brought into question how states and institutions monitor and regulate foreign funding granted to individuals and organizations operating within their borders.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:08:30 -0400<![CDATA[Uzay Bulut]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[India]]>https://pjmedia.com/uzay-bulut/2026/08/12/indias-foreign-funding-law-is-it-a-threat-or-a-contribution-to-democracy-n4956065<![CDATA[Jen Psaki may have just said one of the most revealing things I've heard from a former Democratic White House official in years.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DNC]]><![CDATA[Jen Psaki]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/12/jen-psaki-said-it-out-loud-party-leaders-really-selected-nominees-n4956088<![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the revocation of hundreds of visas related to individuals involved in birth tourism scams, which present a major national security threat.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:10:22 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/12/rubio-revokes-600-visas-re-birth-tourism-networks-n4956083<![CDATA[Heidi Beirich spent years tracking people and organizations the Southern Poverty Law Center considered dangerous. Wednesday morning, federal authorities came looking for her.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Southern Poverty Law Center]]><![CDATA[Todd Blanche]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/12/the-splc-spent-years-smearing-conservatives-now-its-the-defendant-n4956086<![CDATA[A helicopter crash&nbsp;involving a U.S. Army aircraft has reportedly started a major wildfire and resulted in the deaths of at least two people in Texas.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:55:22 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[CNN]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Greg Abbott]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Texas]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/12/deadly-military-helicopter-crash-in-texas-n4956085<![CDATA[There's an old saw in conservative circles that says, "When a liberal calls you a racist, that means you're winning the argument." For the most part, that's true. Leftists shout "Racism!" reflexively, not thoughtfully. Also, their responses to conservatives are based on fictional evil caricatures that, in their minds, justify their unhinged emotional responses to anything we say or do.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:37:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/08/12/the-left-has-overplayed-the-race-card-so-much-that-its-now-just-white-noise-n4956082<![CDATA[Hasan Piker didn't take Francesca Hong's loss quietly. The left-wing streamer had become one of the Wisconsin state representative's most visible surrogates, and when Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly beat her, Piker warned that Democratic insiders would stop underestimating the socialist left.]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:22:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/12/hongs-loss-may-be-the-moment-democrats-finally-confront-the-dsa-n4956078<![CDATA[President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that one of the most popular and visible faces of his administration is stepping down.&nbsp;]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:08:07 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/12/karoline-leavitt-is-resigning-as-white-house-press-secretary-n4956080<![CDATA[Holy Hannah! I was wrong!]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:16:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/12/holy-hannah-francesca-hong-lost-and-i-believe-in-bigfoot-more-than-ever-n4956075