https://pjmedia.com/richardminiter/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-usWed, 19 Aug 2026 12:46:04 -0400<![CDATA[Hey, Gen Xers, another hallmark of our younger days is going away. Then again, most of us would be surprised to know that it was even still around at all.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:42:00 -0400<![CDATA[Chris Queen]]><![CDATA[Amazon]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Music]]><![CDATA[Video]]>https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/08/19/pour-out-a-penny-columbia-house-is-finally-calling-it-quits-n4956314<![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning aliens who have spent years living in our country under temporary protected status that this disastrous and deceptively named designation is terminated for multiple national groups.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:25:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/19/dhs-warns-aliens-temporary-protected-status-is-over-n4956307<![CDATA[For many, the first time you heard that the United States possessed autonomous boats and ships— drone boats — was when one was used to rescue two American Apache helicopter pilots in the Gulf of Oman after Iran sent a flying drone into their cockpit. The IRGC claimed it was a mistake. Uh huh.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:22:00 -0400<![CDATA[Victoria Taft]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]>https://pjmedia.com/victoria-taft/2026/08/19/another-giant-advance-in-americas-ai-ro-boat-technology-n4956257<![CDATA[Harold Ford Jr. is, by any honest measure, the smarter liberal who joins the table on Fox News' The Five. That's not saying much when the other option is Jessica Tarlov, but hey, it’s something. Tarlov is a party booster every step of the way. She pushes Democrats' talking points blindly. Ford is far more willing to call out his party when it deserves it, which he did on Tuesday, when he admitted that Democrats will lose if they embrace the DSA’s policies.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:07:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[James Carville]]><![CDATA[Jessica Tarlov]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/08/19/a-democrat-just-confessed-the-midterms-could-be-a-disaster-for-his-party-n4956311<![CDATA[My fellow guinea pigs! Stand up and be counted! We have only our lab coats to lose!]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:59:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Fake News]]><![CDATA[Polling]]><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/19/now-defunct-fake-polling-company-released-fake-polls-as-a-social-experiment-n4956300<![CDATA[It’s a unique privilege of my job to have the opportunity to review whiskies. One of them that came my way in the last couple of weeks is the relaunched version of Lee Greenwood’s Soldier Valley Bourbon.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:54:00 -0400<![CDATA[Chris Queen]]>https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/08/19/whiskey-wednesday-lee-greenwoods-soldier-valley-bourbon-n4956297<![CDATA[It was literally the one thing she couldn’t do. But she did it anyway.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:52:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/08/19/darline-grahams-senate-campaign-is-now-in-a-death-spiral-n4956306<![CDATA[Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent is trying to ensure that refundable individual income tax credits are not accessible to illegal aliens who break our laws to enter the country and take jobs from Americans.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:34:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[IRS]]><![CDATA[Taxes]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/19/bessent-protects-refundable-tax-benefits-from-illegal-aliens-n4956302<![CDATA[Hello and welcome once again. Today is Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 — potatoes, spicy food, and aviation all sharing the calendar, which is a strange but oddly satisfying combination.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[Amazon]]><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]><![CDATA[Energy]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/08/19/erics-daily-power-to-the-people-needs-govenment-approval-first-n4956298<![CDATA[It's rare that a political party lines up to jump off a cliff. That's what the Democratic Party is doing in 2026.]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]><![CDATA[Socialism]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/08/19/democrats-nominate-a-socialist-for-senate-in-deep-red-florida-n4956299<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:12:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Axios]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/08/19/the-morning-briefing-axios-dems-might-be-commies-but-hey-theyre-sexy-n4956274<![CDATA[This year’s 250th birthday celebrations should have reminded us that Americans are a people with a government and not the other way around.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[Gil Gutknecht]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[EPA]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[National Debt]]>https://pjmedia.com/gil-gutknecht/2026/08/18/from-affordability-to-antitrust-the-left-fantasizes-about-bringing-back-big-government-n4956261<![CDATA[Generation Z desperately needs role models and mentors, but unfortunately the quality and availability of both are in short supply. In this age of smartphones, social media, and “influencers” who portray success as materialism and the conquest of women, the nation needs the wit, the common sense, and wisdom of the good old American cowboy.&nbsp;]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:55:00 -0400<![CDATA[Kelly Walker]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[USA]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]>https://pjmedia.com/kelly-walker/2026/08/18/the-common-sense-cowboy-a-mentor-for-an-authentic-life-n4956269<![CDATA[Both Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman threw sharp elbows at each other during their one and only debate Tuesday, Aug. 18, in the runoff for the Republican Senate primary. The two easily worked attack lines into their responses while maintaining a veneer of Southern civility in the debate held at the Newberry Opera House, about 45 miles from the state capital. Host/moderator Greta Van Susteren of Newsmax deftly handled the two by monitoring timing and cutting candidates off mid-sentence when needed.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:54:57 -0400<![CDATA[Jennifer Rust]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]>https://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rust/2026/08/18/norman-and-graham-square-off-in-final-debate-for-sc-senate-seat-n4956293<![CDATA[Daniel Morgan was a hard case from the start. He ran away from home at 17 after a fight with his father, finally settling in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He cleared land, ran a sawmill, and eventually built up a successful business as a teamster. As such, he was hired by the British army during the French and Indian War, accompanying Gen. Edward Bradock on his ill-fated campaign against Fort Duquesne.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:40:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Churchill Barrow]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]><![CDATA[Virginia]]><![CDATA[America 250]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-barrow/2026/08/18/daniel-morgan-the-rebel-without-a-cause-who-twice-turned-the-tide-of-the-revolution-n4956284<![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Commerce is in the midst of an investigation that has already uncovered at least 24,000+ noncitizens who voted in the 2020 election. Once again, evidence undermines the ridiculous argument that 2020 was the most secure election in history.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:25:42 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[January 6]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/18/commerce-department-24000-noncitizens-voted-in-2020-election-n4956291<![CDATA[A federal appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction limiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from arresting criminal illegal aliens at houses of worship.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan S. Jung]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2026/08/18/fourth-circuit-blocks-ice-from-arresting-illegal-aliens-in-churches-n4956290<![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed's self-esteem appears to be doing just fine. Michigan's Democrat nominee for Senate was asked during a May podcast about being called radical for policies such as Medicare for All, and he responded by reaching for Jesus Christ.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:58:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/08/18/el-sayed-compares-himself-to-jesus-somebody-should-tell-him-jesus-was-jewish-n4956292<![CDATA[A former advisor to ex-NIAID Director Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hide information about the origins of the COVID-19 virus.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:42:24 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Anthony Fauci]]><![CDATA[COVID-19]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[FBI]]><![CDATA[Kash Patel]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/08/18/ex-fauci-advisor-pleads-guilty-to-hiding-covid-origin-records-n4956287<![CDATA[Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a country with a rich and magnificent heritage, one of the trailblazers of global political philosophy and culture, suddenly decides, for no particular reason, much less any compelling one, to throw away the legacy of two thousand years. Its leaders invite in a group of foreigners who believe that those who don’t believe in their religion are unclean (Qur’an 9:28), vile (Qur’an 98:6) animals (Qur’an 7:179), and that they are the best of people who alone have the right to set out what is right and wrong (Qur’an 3:110). The newcomers set out to take over, with willing help from self-serving natives.]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:03:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Free Speech]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/08/18/hey-did-you-hear-the-one-about-the-english-guy-who-got-fined-1300-for-a-joke-n4956289