Lindsey Graham’s Unexpected Death, and How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela
7/13/202612 min
Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg
How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt
What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law, by Conor Dougherty
Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media, by Michael M. Grynbaum
How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev
Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78, by The New York Times
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:29
[instrumental music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today is Monday, July 13th. Here's what we're covering.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:38
I got a message about 1:00 in the morning from one of the people at his office that he had passed away. I said, "You got... I j- I can't believe it."
Tracy Mumford· Host0:52
Senator Lindsey Graham's unexpected death at age 71 has sent shock waves through Washington and beyond. President Trump told Meet the Press yesterday that he'd just spoken to the South Carolina lawmaker on Saturday night, hours before his death ...
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:08
said he just landed from Ukraine. I said, "That's a long trip to make." And he said he sounded a little tired, but- Graham had returned to DC earlier that day from a trip to Ukraine. How are you?
Speaker 41:19
Good. Older.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:20
Good?
Speaker 41:21
Older.
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:21
Older. And then?
Speaker 41:22
But no wiser.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:23
[laughs] As one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. support of Ukraine, Graham had been on one of his many