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-usTue, 23 Jun 2026 04:57:39 -0400<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:28:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/06/23/the-morning-briefinguk-is-probably-in-for-more-steaming-piles-of-what-hasnt-worked-n4954239<![CDATA[The same terrorist regime has controlled Iran for nearly 50 years, and its leaders appear increasingly confident that they will be rewarded rather than punished for the heinous massacres of civilians carried out across the Middle East in recent years. Given that reality, it is not surprising that the regime has continued its crackdown on dissidents.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:40:44 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Hamas]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/22/irans-regime-arrested-thousands-more-dissidents-in-last-few-months-n4954261<![CDATA[While Pakistan attempts to position itself as a peace broker between the United States and Iran, it continues persecution of Muslims living in Kashmir and designates the Kashmiri grassroots protest movement as "terrorists."&nbsp;]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:31:37 -0400<![CDATA[Uzay Bulut]]><![CDATA[India]]><![CDATA[International Criminal Court]]><![CDATA[Pakistan]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/uzay-bulut/2026/06/22/pakistan-continues-persecution-of-kashmiri-rights-activists-n4954256<![CDATA[Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) appeared on Donald Trump Jr.'s podcast&nbsp;Triggered&nbsp;on Monday, and he had a lot to say about Sunday's election run-off in Colombia.&nbsp;Moreno, who is, of course, a Colombian immigrant, was back in his home country over the weekend as an international election observer.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:29:00 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Bernie Moreno]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Colombia]]><![CDATA[Voter ID]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/06/22/moreno-to-subpoena-newsom-over-california-election-failures-n4954262<![CDATA[As Britain gets ready for its seventh prime minister in just 10 years, it's time to ask whether the parliamentary system itself is broken.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:00:37 -0400<![CDATA[Daniel McCarthy]]><![CDATA[Conservatism]]><![CDATA[European Union]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://pjmedia.com/daniel-mccarthy/2026/06/22/can-anyone-govern-britain-or-america-n4954265<![CDATA[The radical left has found its new cause: algae. Some anti-Trump activists are now holding actual protests in defense of the murky water collecting in the National Mall's reflecting pool. These are people who fancy themselves to be serious people and present themselves as the moral conscience of the nation, and they've decided algae is their hill to die on.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:44:07 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Greg Gutfeld]]><![CDATA[Media Bias]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/06/22/greg-gutfeld-destroys-the-lefts-obsession-with-reflecting-pool-algae-n4954259<![CDATA[If you argue politics with a liberal, you know this mission is akin to debating a statue of Helen Keller that is angrily giving you the silent treatment.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:38:44 -0400<![CDATA[Kevin Downey Jr.]]>https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2026/06/22/ice-blotter-all-the-crimes-that-didnt-need-to-happen-but-did-becausedemocrats-n4954254<![CDATA[Miyamoto Musashi was the greatest swordsman who ever lived - victorious in over 60 duels, most to the death. His most famous encounter was when he killed Kojiro, “Demon of the Western Provinces,” with a bokken he carved from a spare oar during the boat ride to the duel site. Kojiro was furious that Musashi had arrived hours late, with only a piece of wood in his hand. Sensing his blinding anger, Musashi told him, “You have already lost,” and so he had.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:36:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Churchill Barrow]]><![CDATA[Firearms]]><![CDATA[Gun Rights]]><![CDATA[Gun Violence]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-barrow/2026/06/22/wyatt-earp-american-samurai-n4954249<![CDATA[Dear Tucker,]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Tucker Carlson]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/06/22/dear-tucker-carlson-spare-us-the-tormented-routine-n4954257<![CDATA[For years, Democrats told you that the border crisis wasn’t real, or that it was real, but it was a good thing. I guess the theory was that having a huge influx of immigrants meant cheap labor, which was great for everyone. It didn’t really work out that way. Not only did it cause all sorts of crime problems, but it also caused a major housing problem. Immigrants were coming into this country really, really, really fast under Joe Biden, and so available housing declined and rents went up.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:50:59 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Border Security]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/06/22/heres-how-trump-brought-down-rent-prices-leftists-wont-be-happy-n4954252<![CDATA[Federal authorities have arrested an illegal alien teacher in Illinois, not simply because she is in the country in violation of our laws, but because she is apparently complicit in a terrorist cartel mass shooting.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:15:29 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[Illegal Alien]]><![CDATA[Illinois]]><![CDATA[Mass Shooting]]><![CDATA[Tren de Aragua]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/22/illinois-illegal-alien-teacher-linked-to-tren-de-aragua-mass-shooting-n4954250<![CDATA[All Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) wanted was a cup of coffee. But as it turned out, the New York City coffee shop he ambled into turned out to be a den of fascists.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Spencer]]><![CDATA[Dan Goldman]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[New York]]><![CDATA[Palestinians]]>https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/06/22/if-youre-in-brooklyn-and-hate-jews-that-and-982ll-get-you-a-cup-of-coffee-n4954251<![CDATA[Half a million.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:51:39 -0400<![CDATA[Aaron Hanscom]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Spain]]>https://pjmedia.com/aaron-hanscom/2026/06/22/so-hows-spains-mass-amnesty-working-out-n4954241<![CDATA[An unidentified shooter or shooters, one of whom died during an exchange of gunfire with police, murdered at least one officer and a local resident in an attack in a Jewish neighborhood of Montreal, Canada.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:51:17 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]><![CDATA[Canada]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/22/active-shooter-near-montreal-jewish-center-n4954244<![CDATA[James Talarico is running for the Senate in this year’s elections in Texas. His radical far-left policies are bad enough, but his theology is even worse.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:02:00 -0400<![CDATA[Chris Queen]]><![CDATA[Christianity]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[James Talarico]]>https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/06/22/meet-james-talaricos-transqueer-latinx-theology-umm-bro-n4954242<![CDATA[Chief U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz just gave Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties the ruling they wanted.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:45:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[DOJ]]><![CDATA[Jacob Frey]]><![CDATA[Keith Ellison]]><![CDATA[Minnesota]]><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/06/22/tim-walz-escapes-the-subpoena-fight-but-not-the-stench-n4954243<![CDATA[Shavuah tov, May this new week bring clarity to the world and protection and support to the people of Israel, the land of Israel, and the State of Israel.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:33:03 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/06/22/rabbi-michael-barclays-weekend-iran-war-updates-n4954226<![CDATA[Reform UK leader and Member of Parliament Nigel Farage has called for an immediate new general election as unpopular Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:08:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Keir Starmer]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/22/nigel-farage-calls-for-prompt-uk-general-election-as-starmer-resigns-n4954234<![CDATA[Aside from fueling Elon Musk's orbital data center ambitions, the recent SpaceX initial public offering minted thousands of new millionaires — and where they put their money will have ripple effects lasting a generation. Can you guess where that money won't go?]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Economy]]><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]><![CDATA[Florida]]><![CDATA[SpaceX]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/06/22/go-east-young-spacex-millionaire-n4954235<![CDATA[In the 1995 film The Usual Suspects, Kevin Spacey plays Roger Kint, a soft, weaselly sort of character who bears a striking resemblance to the ubiquitous leftist tyrant of our current era. The biggest mistake you can make is to misjudge – on the basis of his outward appearance and demeanor – Kint’s power, ability, and will to do extremely horrible things. That demeanor and that appearance are his trap.]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:57:00 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Democrat Party]]><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]><![CDATA[Graham Platner]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/06/22/meet-the-uptalking-pajama-boy-behind-the-graham-platner-campaign-n4954238