July 16, 2026: ICE Shooting Update, Iran Strikes, Trump’s Utah Monument Reductions, and More.

Episode Format:

1. What We Know About the ICE Shooting in Maine (1:00)

2. Darline Graham Appointed to Fill Sen. Graham's Seat (10:53)

3. Revised Russia Sanctions Bill Released; One of Graham's Last Acts. Here's What It Says (16:31)

4. Judge Says Trump's Settlement with IRS Can't Be Used in Official Proceedings (~24:13)

5. Iran Updates: Naval Blocked Reimposed and More Strikes (~28:11)

6. Trump Reduces Size of Two Utah National Monuments By About 90% (~33:46)

7. Quick Hitters (~50:23)

8. Critical Thinking Segment (~57:58)

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What We Know About the ICE Shooting in Maine

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-shooting-ice-biddeford/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/us/live-news/maine-ice-shooting-houston-minnesota

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/person-killed-ice-involved-shooting-maine-media-reports-2026-07-13/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/maine-ice-shooting-victim-not-target-arrest-warrant-sen-kings-office-says-earlier-dhs-account

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/ice-agents-traffic-stops.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/ice-shooting-maine-guerrero.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/07/ice-vehicle-shooting-maine-dhs/687912/

https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-enforcement-deaths-traffic-stops-3d614361d8354474bc4eb8e37ec26b28

https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2026/07/14/ice-suspend-vehicle-stops-shootings-houston-maine

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/maine-ice-shooting-video-joan-sebastian-guerrero.html 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116923585931908111

Darline Graham Appointed to Fill Sen. Graham's Seat

https://apnews.com/article/darline-graham-nordone-lindsey-senate-south-carolina-cf4025419504dffcabb06c0087daf895 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/lindsey-graham-sister-darline-nordone.html 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/13/darline-graham-nordone-has-little-political-history-beyond-praising-her-brother/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-lindsey-graham-congress-2026-election-doj-iran-live-updates-rcna587234 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/who-is-darline-graham-nordone-the-late-sen-lindsey-grahams-sister 

https://scdailygazette.com/2026/07/13/sc-governor-appoints-sen-lindsey-grahams-sister-to-fulfill-his-term/ 

https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/WIC/Historical-Data/Familial-Connections-of-Women-Members-of-Congress/ 

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S2-C4-1/ALDE_00013338/ 

https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/10163?ret=True 

https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Carolina,_2026

Revised Russia Sanctions Bill Released; One of Graham's Last Acts. Here's What It Says

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/lindsey-grahams-tariffs-bill-would-target-china-india-as-russian-oil-buyers-f871211c?mod=hp_lead_pos3

https://www.axios.com/2026/07/14/lindsey-graham-russia-sanctions-senate-republicans

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/14/graham-russia-sanctions-00997329

Judge Says Trump's Settlement with IRS Can't Be Used in Official Proceedings

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28468904-trump-v-irs-order/

Iran Updates: Naval Blocked Reimposed and More Strikes

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-will-control-strait-hormuz-get-paid-it-2026-07-13/

https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-hormuz-strait-war-july-16-2026-f98ff56554de2336f0e85bb5fdcae769

https://www.centcom.mil/

https://www.imo.org/en/mediacentre/pressbriefings/pages/imo-council-reaffirms-commitment-to-protecting-vital-shipping-lanes.aspx

https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/iran-us-war-blockade-strait-of-hormuz/

Trump Reduces Size of Two Utah National Monuments By About 90%

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/07/modifying-the-bears-ears-national-monument/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/07/modifying-the-grand-staircase-escalante-national-monument/  

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title16/pdf/USCODE-2011-title16-chap1-subchapLXI-sec431.pdf

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Staircase%E2%80%93Escalante_National_Monument

Quick Hitters

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5966527-acetaminophen-autism-adhd-lawsuit/ 

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/appeals-court-revives-lawsuits-alleging-tylenol-causes-autism-and-adhd-a458015d

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/politics/e-jean-carroll-payment-from-trump

https://finance.yahoo.com/video/us-cyclospora-outbreak-linked-lettuce-135500963.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGumRwV-2weTUGk7Ufw6lVmSQcdUEMdc9BPrnY1BHOuU0CUvYh4-LW746awdG0zY_pkq8i9pPlB4LDA1oVnsq4fZ8lz3SQXwxVXrI96IGMSIZJ9X76XsC8E-73RwB5tja2WJYpKKL_q1cWqAY4WKMCPjGZVvHjk3MhcsTJcoP_tI

https://apnews.com/article/inflation-trump-food-prices-gas-53d221aa918c466172af494ba7debc00

https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtxyvD58eDg 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/07/justices-kagan-and-barrett-testify-before-congress/

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-memoir-promise-me-america-fc71dd2c1da239995f606b968c7eaac4

https://nypost.com/2026/07/15/business/1-trump-coin-unveiled-for-us-250th-us-mint-to-start-production/

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/todd-blanche-confirmation-hearing-senate-attorney-general/

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/14/congress/house-votes-for-daylight-saving-time-00997817

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/us-military-testosterone-deficiency-screening-hegseth-7e64721e