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-usMon, 10 Aug 2026 22:50:51 -0400<![CDATA[Exactly 250 years ago to the day (August 10), King George III of Great Britain found out that the American colonies, through the Continental Congress, had declared themselves free and independent states.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:20:44 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/10/america250-king-george-finds-out-americans-declared-for-independence-n4956009<![CDATA[If you’ve ever held a newborn baby, you know the feeling. You’re reminded of what a miracle life is. The last thing you could ever imagine is someone so much as doing something that might make the baby cry, let alone someone who would actively try to harm the child, or even kill it.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:16:33 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Massachusetts]]><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/08/10/whats-massachusetts-gov-maura-healeys-favorite-kind-of-abortion-dismemberment-n4956011<![CDATA[If you needed one more reason to hate Dr. Anthony Fauci, here it is. Newly released private text messages show that the man who spent the COVID years lecturing Americans about "the science," and even said that anyone who questioned him questioned “science,” worried about a miscarriage risk tied to the vaccine in private, then turned around and told pregnant women there was nothing to worry about.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:17:04 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Vaccines]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/10/these-newly-released-texts-prove-what-a-monster-fauci-really-is-n4956008<![CDATA[The Pentagon helped cement the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s legacy in South Carolina Aug. 10 by renaming U.S. Air Force Joint Base Charleston to Joint Base Lindsey Graham.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:13:12 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Rust]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Scott Bessent]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]>https://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rust/2026/08/10/new-joint-base-lindsey-graham-honors-late-defense-advocate-n4956007<![CDATA[From the illegal alien smuggler of firearms to the child predator to the toddler murderer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is arresting and deporting the worst of the worst.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:46:20 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/10/smuggler-of-40000-ammo-rounds-and-more-illegal-alien-criminals-n4956003<![CDATA[Madison police officer Kiel Baitinger-Peterson survived an encounter with a man armed with a knife. Now his name is public, his family's safety is a concern, and precautions are being taken to protect them.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/10/madison-named-the-officer-now-kiel-baitinger-peterson-has-to-watch-his-back-n4956010<![CDATA[Jon Christopher Enriquez of Miami is 47 years old — old enough to know better. But on May 27, he still decided that it was a good idea to go onto social media and share just how unhappy he is with Marco Rubio and the Donald Trump administration's Cuba policy... by offering up some death threats aimed at the secretary of state and Kristi Noem, who is currently serving as a special envoy to the Shield of the Americas.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:37:34 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Cuba]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/10/well-that-was-stupid-miami-man-learns-why-you-dont-threaten-the-secretary-of-state-n4956000<![CDATA[Jane-Michelle Arc wanted out of President Donald Trump's America. In April 2025, the transgender software engineer left San Francisco, flew to the Netherlands, and asked for asylum after saying harassment and a frightening encounter with a driver had made life in the United States feel dangerous.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:32:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[USA]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/10/a-trans-american-fled-trumps-america-for-safety-and-came-running-home-n4956002<![CDATA[A 21-foot skiff ran out of fuel in Southeast Alaska on Aug. 3, and its occupants called for help. Nearby was Launchpad, the 387-foot superyacht owned by Meta founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:17:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Alaska]]><![CDATA[Meta]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/10/a-stranded-boat-called-for-help-zuckerbergs-300-million-yacht-didnt-answer-n4956005<![CDATA[President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have drastically reduced the number of recommended vaccines for little kids, prioritizing more objectively tested vaccines and religious freedom over Big Pharma profits and age-inappropriate injections.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[HHS]]><![CDATA[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Vaccines]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/10/trump-and-kennedy-slash-recommended-immunizations-for-small-kids-n4955998<![CDATA[When you're in the United States on a visa, you're a guest. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made that clear from day one of this Donald Trump administration. Visas are a privilege, and when you get one, you're expected to come to the U.S. and behave respectfully.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:59:45 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[State Department]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/10/wait-rubio-revoked-how-many-visas-the-reasons-why-will-make-you-angry-n4955994<![CDATA[Leftists are at war with reality, and are determined to make it over to their liking. And so to hear them tell it, men can become women, the most failed political ideology in the history of the world (that’s socialism, kids) will work this time, we can make our cities safer by abolishing the police and opening the prison doors, and all the rest.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[LGBTQ+]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/08/10/romeo-and-who-n4955997<![CDATA[Random Thought #1: If AIPAC pivots from supporting Israel to supporting artificial intelligence, it wouldn’t even have to change its URL. Be the easiest brand-switch in political history!]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[Bernie Sanders]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DNC]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/08/10/lets-do-to-the-dnc-what-the-trans-issue-did-to-the-wnba-n4955993<![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed had plenty of ways to answer President Donald Trump. The Democratic nominee for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat could've attacked Trump's policies, his record, or even the social media post that started the latest fight.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Melania Trump]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/10/el-sayed-went-after-melania-he-may-regret-opening-that-door-n4955995<![CDATA[Although we have not seen him for over a year, announcements are starting to come out in Iran that are being attributed to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as well as a video this past weekend showing only the left side of his face and body.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:16:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/08/10/rabbi-barclays-iran-update-is-the-ayatollah-alive-is-peace-now-even-possible-n4955992<![CDATA[While Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) sits poolside getting his mani-pedi while sipping on his second Cosmopolitan of the day, he can rest assured that even while the Senate is on recess, the business of the people is still happening back in Washington, D.C., under the dome of the Capitol... sort of. I mean if you define "business of the people" as doing everything you can to make sure nothing gets done.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:31:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Filibuster]]><![CDATA[John Thune]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/08/10/thune-once-again-uses-pro-forma-session-to-block-trump-recess-appointments-n4955990<![CDATA[Iranian media is reporting a top official’s claim that there will in fact be no more pretense at negotiations with President Donald Trump.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:53:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/10/iranian-media-official-no-more-negotiations-with-trump-n4955989<![CDATA[On Friday, Colombia inaugurated a new president, and less than three days later, he's got a pretty big job on his hands — a major 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the western portion of the country, along the Ring of Fire. This comes about six or seven weeks after two earthquakes struck Venezuela, killing thousands and causing significant damage. &nbsp;]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:33:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Colombia]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Venezuela]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/08/10/another-major-earthquake-hits-south-america-causing-significant-damage-n4955988<![CDATA[Hello, greetings, and all that. Today is Monday, Aug. 10, 2026 — the 222nd day of the year, and the calendar's telling you to do absolutely nothing about it.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:06:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[Victor Davis Hanson]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/08/10/iran-the-small-explosion-theory-in-practice-n4955982<![CDATA[In a column in the wake of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s disastrous appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Aug. 9, I touched on his inability to honestly address questions centered on his own “Medicare for All” campaign platform.]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Medicare]]><![CDATA[Michigan]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/08/10/pj-media-readers-blow-up-abdul-el-sayeds-medicare-for-all-narrative-n4955986