July 13, 2026: Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies, Sen. McConnell Posts Health Update, Fatal ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine, DOJ Subpoenas NY Times Reporters, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Sen. Lindsey Graham Passes Away; Here's What We Know and What Happens Now (1:10)

2. Sen. Mitch McConnell Posts Health Update After Weeks in the Hospital (~17:41)

3. DOJ Subpoenas NY Times Reporters Who Allegedly Received Information from Secret Service Officials (~19:31)

4. Bipartisan Housing Affordability Bill Becomes Law Without Trump's Signature. Here's What's In It. (~27:16)

5. What We Know About the Fatal ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine and Why Not All Agents Are Wearing Body Cams (~34:46)

6. Quick Hitters (~39:39)

7. Critical Thinking Segment (~45:22)

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Passes Away; Here's What We Know and What Happens Now

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/what-dispatch-audio-tells-us-about-the-emergency-response-at-lindsey-grahams-home-653408a7

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5964793-fbi-assists-in-graham-death/

https://abcnews.com/US/aortic-dissections-after-death-sen-lindsey-graham/story?id=134703286

https://x.com/amyklobuchar/status/2076303925230129596

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lindsey-graham-sister-darline-graham-nordone-trump/

Sen. Mitch McConnell Posts Health Update After Weeks in the Hospital

https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/

https://www.mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=EB724698-4D2F-4E6E-9D3A-163943986C85

https://x.com/McConnellPress/status/2076446778568642878/photo/1

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/mcconnell-shares-picture-with-update-on-health/

DOJ Subpoenas NY Times Reporters Who Allegedly Received Information from Secret Service Officials

https://apnews.com/article/trump-nyt-air-force-one-qatari-jet-e2c798a95a1e41077d2cae969774df91

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/justice-department-subpoenas-new-york-times-air-force-one

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-28/chapter-I/part-50/section-50.10

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-subpoenas-new-york-times-reporters-after-air-force-one-reporting-b7f1b368

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html

Bipartisan Housing Affordability Bill Becomes Law Without Trump's Signature. Here's What's In It.

https://www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/MIR26311.pdf

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/issue-brief/inside-the-deal-whats-in-the-final-21st-century-road-to-housing-act/

https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/security-considerations-for-a-central-bank-digital-currency-20220203.html

What We Know About the Fatal ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine and Why Not All Agents Are Wearing Body Cams

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/dead-ice-shooting-maine/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/us/ice-shooting-maine

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr7147enr/pdf/BILLS-119hr7147enr.pdf

https://apnews.com/article/cameras-body-worn-houston-shooting-ice-immigration-trump-aa316992c75fcd919726afc4db6f4098

Quick Hitters

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/capitol-police-firearm-arrest

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/kalshi-polymarket-200-million-midterm-election-bets/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kalshi-polymarket-midterm-election-markets-money-bet-invest-how-rcna352804

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/kalshi-polymarket-midterm-election-markets-money-bet-invest-how-rcna352804

https://kalshi.com/markets/kxbalancepowercombo/congress-balance-of-power-combo/kxbalancepowercombo-27feb

https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/meta-removes-controversial-ai-feature-on-instagram-after-backlash/

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-07-13/white-house-to-rally-utilities-data-centers-over-ai-power-costs

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/13/trump-regulators-move-to-curtail-lending-to-undocumented-immigrants-00994688

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116913091653271692

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-merger-states-lawsuit-1236806824/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/entertainment-news/paramount-considers-leaving-california-over-warner-bros-merger/

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/13/judge-trump-irs-settlement-anti-weaponization-fund