https://pjmedia.com/richardminiter/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-usSat, 04 Apr 2026 23:20:49 -0400<![CDATA[President Donald Trump is asking for $152 million from Congress to rebuild Alcatraz as a state-of-the-art secure prison facility. The funds cover the first year of costs in the 2027 fiscal year budget proposal that the White House released on April 3.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/04/04/trump-wants-alcatraz-back-in-business-n4951462<![CDATA[On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump gave the surviving rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran another ultimatum: “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT. Time is running out - 48 hours before all Hell will reign down on them. Glory be to GOD! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”’]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Islam]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/04/trump-to-iran-time-is-running-out-n4951461<![CDATA[Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is shedding crocodile tears over an “asylum seeker” who was “driving to work” when “he was rear-ended by an ICE vehicle.” The real story? He was an illegal alien with a years-old final deportation order who caused a massive vehicle pile-up while fleeing immigration officers. And the illegal alien caused severe injuries to immigration officers, too.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:19:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Chris Van Hollen]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/04/dem-senator-mourns-criminal-asylum-seeker-who-caused-big-pileup-while-fleeing-ice-n4951459<![CDATA[The Texas Rangers installed the One Riot, One Ranger statue at Globe Life Field in early March. The 12-foot bronze figure stands in the left field concourse near the north entrance.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:37:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[MLB]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/04/04/texas-rangers-statue-sparks-another-woke-fight-n4951458<![CDATA[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth leads the Pentagon, and the Air Force that serves underneath him sent an internal email to over 3,500 employees on Good Friday, reminding staff about the Good Friday service at the Pentagon Chapel.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Catholicism]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Pete Hegseth]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/04/04/the-media-missed-the-most-basic-fact-about-good-friday-n4951457<![CDATA[The picture of the Biden administration's weaponization of federal law enforcement keeps getting uglier. New records that Judicial Watch obtained reveal that the FBI's own agents believed there was no legal basis for the Aug. 8, 2022, raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, and they said so repeatedly.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:03:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]><![CDATA[White House]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/04/04/records-prove-biden-doj-ordered-mar-a-lago-raid-over-fbi-objections-n4951456<![CDATA[The phenomenon of Chinese birth tourism has not attracted much scrutiny until recently, as America’s ridiculous “birthright citizenship” system headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. But podcasters who have spent years trying to raise awareness about the threat this poses to the United States now finally have the attention for a deep dive into how this massive citizenship industry works.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Communism]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/04/podcasters-expose-huge-chinese-birth-tourism-industry-amid-birthright-citizenship-debate-n4951453<![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron recently spoke in South Korea during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Blue House.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 15:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron]]><![CDATA[France]]><![CDATA[Trade]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/04/04/macrons-latest-comments-show-france-hasnt-learned-a-thing-n4951454<![CDATA[Nabilah Islam Parkes is running for lieutenant governor of Georgia because she got angry. And her anger was righteous. Or so she would have the world believe, anyway.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:46:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Georgia]]><![CDATA[Islam]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/04/this-woman-wants-to-be-lieutenant-governor-of-georgia-to-make-sure-you-love-islam-n4951451<![CDATA[Greetings and welcome to April 4, 2026. It's National Chicken Cordon Bleu Day, National Vitamin C Day, International Carrot Day, National Ramen Day, and International Pillow Fight Day.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:59:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion]]><![CDATA[Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/04/04/when-the-gop-establishment-helped-to-give-us-a-walking-disaster-in-a-black-robe-n4951449<![CDATA[“How about offering an award for being an illegal immigrant? No sane country would do that.” That is not a quote from President Donald Trump or Justice Sam Alito; it is a quote from the late Democrat icon Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) back in 1993.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/04/remember-when-harry-reid-made-the-case-against-birthright-citizenship-n4951448<![CDATA[The New York Times set out Friday to embarrass President Donald Trump over his hardline stance on NATO. It wound up spectacularly backfiring on them.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[NATO]]><![CDATA[The New York Times]]><![CDATA[Truth Social]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/04/04/the-nyt-made-a-humiliating-error-and-trump-is-just-loving-it-n4951447<![CDATA[The Chinese-American siblings who tried to bomb MacDill Air Force Base are the children of illegal aliens, and therefore “birthright citizens.” Immigration authorities have arrested the alien parents, who were living in the United States, despite their illegal status, after having children who were automatically considered citizens. This comes at a crucial moment, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to affirm or reject this outrageous system of allowing any child born in the U.S. to be a citizen.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/04/chinese-air-force-base-bombers-were-birthright-citizens-parents-are-illegal-aliens-n4951445<![CDATA[The fact that Easter is always on a Sunday gets a lot of risk-averse federal politicians off the hook when it comes to the issue of separation of church and state. With the exception of the impact on government workers who have to work weekends, the politicians don't really have to take a stand on whether Easter should be a federal holiday. If the holiday weren’t restricted to a Sunday, there would be no small amount of debate, for sure.&nbsp;]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Islam]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/04/04/states-move-to-put-muslim-religious-holidays-on-their-official-holiday-calendars-n4951444<![CDATA[It’s called the Tucker Carlson Network, for crying out loud. And as he’s repeatedly reminded us, he’s a fearless, independent reporter, doggedly following the facts, refusing to be intimidated. The idea that he’s being forced to say something he doesn’t believe in&nbsp;— on his own network, no less! — is preposterous.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:47:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Qatar]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Tucker Carlson]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/04/04/new-study-tucker-carlsons-approval-at-24-mentions-israel-more-than-all-other-countries-combined-n4951437<![CDATA["What Level of Iranian Degradation Is Sufficient to Produce a Settlement That Does Not Simply Reconstitute the Threat Within a Generation?" asks the Middle East Forum.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:30:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Houthis]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Operation Epic Fury]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/04/04/forget-about-talk-of-an-endgame-irans-ability-to-threaten-israel-and-its-neighbors-must-be-ended-n4951440<![CDATA[The United States is dismantling Iran's military machine in real time. We’ve nearly destroyed its ability to launch missiles and drones. Its navy is wiped out. Most of its military facilities are damaged or destroyed. The U.S. and Israel own the skies over Iran. Thousands of targets have been hit, and the regime's defense industrial base is being systematically torn apart to make sure it can't rearm later.]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/04/04/democrats-are-openly-rooting-for-iran-to-win-the-war-n4951442<![CDATA[There are moments when a temporary policy change forces an examination of deeper legal and strategic questions. The 60-day Jones Act waiver issued last month is one of those moments. While framed as a narrow national security measure, this waiver raises serious concerns about whether the very laws designed to protect American maritime strength and national sovereignty will be inadvertently undermined.]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:57:47 -0400<![CDATA[George Landrith]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Department of War]]>https://pjmedia.com/george-landrith/2026/04/03/will-the-jones-act-waiver-undermine-trumps-immigration-policy-n4951431<![CDATA[There has been a very contentious debate going on in this country for some time over voter ID, even while most Americans generally support the idea. Republicans have long pushed for a requirement that people simply show a valid government-issued picture ID when they vote.]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:40:48 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Hornak]]><![CDATA[Congress]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Filibuster]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-hornak/2026/04/03/while-voter-id-rules-have-increased-so-has-voting-n4951426<![CDATA[Welcome to "The New Monroe Doctrine," where I give you an update on what's going on in the Western Hemisphere, south of our border, especially as it relates to the United States.&nbsp;]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:39:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[China]]><![CDATA[Cuba]]><![CDATA[El Salvador]]><![CDATA[Panama]]><![CDATA[Venezuela]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/04/03/the-new-monroe-doctrine-its-getting-hot-in-here-n4951433