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, 13 Jul 2026 18:04:17 -0400<![CDATA[The family of the late&nbsp;Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)&nbsp;had barely begun mourning before political strategist Steve Schmidt published a farewell soaked in spite. Graham was “pathetic,” morally empty, parasitic, and “a most contemptible man.”]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:13:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/07/13/steve-schmidt-turns-lindsey-grahams-death-into-a-trump-tantrum-n4954991<![CDATA[There is something almost innately satisfying about watching video from the perspective of a brand-new kamikaze drone boat as it attacks and kills an Iranian target. I know this appeals to our most primal instincts — the ones we try to temper in our daily lives. But I also know how much murder, terrorism, and violence Iran has inflicted on the U.S. and the rest of the world over the past 47 years. And I know how much more dangerous the world would be if Iran got its filthy hands on a nuke.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:07:22 -0400<![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/07/13/us-unleashes-new-kamikaze-sea-based-drones-on-iranian-targets-n4954992<![CDATA[We now know who will replace the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who suddenly passed away over the weekend. Gov. Henry McMaster (R-S.C.) appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the late senator’s younger sister, to take his place in the Senate until the election in November.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:46:00 -0400<![CDATA[Chris Queen]]>https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/07/13/south-carolinas-governor-appoints-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-fill-his-senate-seat-n4954990<![CDATA["Independence is our birthright. We don’t intend to trade it for rule by a self-appointed priesthood of 'international law.'" &nbsp;— Marco Rubio&nbsp;]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:35:13 -0400<![CDATA[Sarah Anderson]]><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]><![CDATA[International Criminal Court]]><![CDATA[Marco Rubio]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/sarah-anderson/2026/07/13/rubio-to-icc-hands-off-the-united-states-were-shutting-you-down-n4954985<![CDATA[After the horrific murder of elderly UK politician and mass migration critic Ann Widdecombe this past weekend, new evidence indicates she was indeed a victim of terrorism.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:15:57 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Domestic Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[United Kingdom]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/07/13/uk-police-backtrack-admit-likely-terrorism-in-widdecombe-murder-n4954984<![CDATA[Sam Neill was one of my favorite actors, though I never made a list or tried to explain why.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:49:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Movies]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/07/13/goodbye-to-sam-neill-who-made-every-character-feel-lived-in-n4954986<![CDATA[Listicles are a dime a dozen. They’re a quick, easy content option that can also provide clickbait headlines, which is why you see them on websites all the time. I remember a time here at PJ Media years ago under different leadership when we wrote an insane amount of listicle content.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:44:00 -0400<![CDATA[Chris Queen]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Abortion]]><![CDATA[Alabama]]><![CDATA[Arkansas]]><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Georgia]]><![CDATA[Healthcare]]><![CDATA[Indiana]]><![CDATA[Louisiana]]><![CDATA[Missouri]]><![CDATA[Oklahoma]]><![CDATA[Tennessee]]><![CDATA[Texas]]><![CDATA[Transgender]]><![CDATA[Utah]]><![CDATA[Woke]]><![CDATA[LGBTQ+]]>https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2026/07/13/cnbcs-woke-worst-states-list-accidentally-makes-red-america-look-great-n4954983<![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams has handed President Donald Trump a ruling with the kind of symmetry Washington usually saves for satire. President Barack Hussein Obama nominated Williams in 2011, and 15 years later, she's effectively stripped Trump's IRS settlement of legal use and pushed several lawyers toward professional discipline.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:59:00 -0400<![CDATA[David Manney]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[IRS]]><![CDATA[Judges]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/07/13/shocked-not-shocked-obama-appointee-voids-trumps-irs-deal-n4954982<![CDATA[Official information on murders in Ireland so far this year indicates that, were it not for foreigners living in Ireland, the murder rate—at least of women—would be astronomically lower.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:40:46 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[Illegal Immigration]]><![CDATA[Woke]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/07/13/over-80-of-2026-murdered-irish-womens-killers-were-foreigners-n4954978<![CDATA[Shavuah tov from Israel. May this week bring the world truth and clarity, and the movement needed to achieve a lasting peace.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:47:48 -0400<![CDATA[Rabbi Michael Barclay]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[Israel]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Trump Assassination Attempt]]>https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2026/07/13/rabbi-michael-barclays-weekend-iran-update-n4954968<![CDATA[Operation Crimea Switch Off is Ukraine's attempt to make the jewel of Vladimir Putin's eye — the strategic Crimea peninsula — nearly uninhabitable, and its escalation against Russian shipping in recent days has proven remarkably effective. Late last week, Moscow ordered the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia and Russian-occupied southern Ukraine shut and has yet to reopen it.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:35:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[Russia]]><![CDATA[Ukraine]]><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelensky]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/07/13/ukraine-new-naval-strategy-is-brilliantly-simple-n4954975<![CDATA[John was a World War II veteran (and a good family friend) who served as General George S. Patton’s secretary. John was also obviously, unambiguously gay. Not that he ever announced he was gay, but it was the kind of situation where he didn’t have to. (He had the same “roommate” for 50+ years.)]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:42:00 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Pinsker]]><![CDATA[History]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Military]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]><![CDATA[Tucker Carlson]]><![CDATA[Veterans]]><![CDATA[YouTube]]>https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/07/13/the-pink-elephant-in-the-room-why-the-whisper-campaign-about-lindsey-grahams-sex-life-matters-n4954977<![CDATA[Well, color me baffled.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:16:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Senate]]><![CDATA[South Carolina]]><![CDATA[Tim Scott]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/07/13/trump-recommends-who-to-serve-out-lindsey-grahams-term-n4954976<![CDATA[After the peace deal with the terrorist Iranian regime, President Donald Trump has a new plan for the contested Strait of Hormuz.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:02:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]><![CDATA[Iran]]><![CDATA[National Security]]><![CDATA[Terrorism]]><![CDATA[Trump Administration]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/07/13/trump-america-not-iran-will-charge-tolls-for-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-n4954970<![CDATA[You know it's tough times in the entertainment biz when two of the oldest and most storied studios in Hollywood are forced into the merger-and-acquisition tango in hopes that they can both stay afloat. But it's a sign of something even crazier when the buyer threatens to leave Hollywood to escape the state's regulatory noose.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:48:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Green]]><![CDATA[California]]><![CDATA[Entertainment]]><![CDATA[Gavin Newsom]]><![CDATA[Hollywood]]><![CDATA[Rob Bonta]]>https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/07/13/placeholder-headline-n4954963<![CDATA[I have a confession. I don’t like sports. I don’t like to play them, and I don’t like to watch them. I’ve never understood the appeal of throwing on a team jersey, settling in for hours of minutiae, jumping up to chest-bump and scream over a great play, or getting drunk and rowdy with strangers. I get that it’s a good time for a lot of people. I’m happy for them. It’s just never been who I am.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:18:00 -0400<![CDATA[Jamie K. Wilson]]><![CDATA[History]]>https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2026/07/13/the-death-of-tragedy-n4954971<![CDATA[A Biddeford, Maine, resident is reportedly dead after he weaponized his car against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent(s), causing at least one to shoot in self-defense.&nbsp;]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:50:00 -0400<![CDATA[Catherine Salgado]]><![CDATA[Crime]]><![CDATA[DHS]]><![CDATA[ICE]]><![CDATA[Law and Order]]><![CDATA[Maine]]>https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/07/13/maine-wacko-tried-to-run-over-ice-agents-got-shot-n4954969<![CDATA[Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been absent for weeks due to a prolonged hospitalization. Thanks to a stunningly irresponsible lack of transparency, speculation has gone rampant about his condition. There was even speculation that he was brain-dead. The rumors prompted Republican leaders to say they had spoken with him on the phone, which wasn't the most convincing evidence, even for those of us on the right. We finally have proof of life. A photo, which arguably isn't the best proof — a video would have been better — but it seems like enough (for now) to at least settle the question "Is McConnell even alive?"]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:12:00 -0400<![CDATA[Matt Margolis]]><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]><![CDATA[Kentucky]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]><![CDATA[Republican Party]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/07/13/photo-proves-mcconnell-is-alive-but-it-raises-a-bigger-question-n4954966<![CDATA[Good morning and welcome to Monday, July 13, 2026. My calendar says it's National French Fry Day, National Beans 'N' Franks Day, Beef Tallow Day, Barbershop Music Appreciation Day, National Delaware Day, International Rock Day, Embrace Your Geekness Day, Fool's Paradise Day, and Gruntled Workers Day — proving once again that whoever runs this calendar has never once considered a theme. Fries, franks, and rendered fat go up against rocks, geeks, and barbershop quartets, with a bonus round of "Gruntled" for anyone who forgot that's a real word and not just the missing half of "disgruntled." So find a satisfied coworker, fry something in beef tallow, hum a little four-part harmony, and call it a day well wasted.]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:10:00 -0400<![CDATA[Eric Florack]]><![CDATA[2026 Elections]]><![CDATA[Lindsey Graham]]><![CDATA[Mitch McConnell]]><![CDATA[Senate]]>https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/07/13/the-rumor-mill-strikes-again-heres-the-takeway-n4954962<![CDATA[Top O' the Briefing]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:21:00 -0400<![CDATA[Stephen Kruiser]]>https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/07/13/the-morning-briefing-lindsey-graham-a-man-of-many-surprises-right-until-the-end-n4954947