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Monday, July 13, 2026
Today, Lindsey Graham died this weekend and a scramble for his Senate seat is already underway; New York Times journalists have been subpoenaed over the story revealing deficiencies in the Qatari bribe jet; the FBI has admitted it has training videos on who to redact from the Epstein files; a Houston man killed by ICE was not their original target; Trump has ousted the remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission ahead of the midterms; Jeanine Pirro begs a judge for more time to produce records relating to Kash Patel’s drinking; Judge Kelly has granted Trump’s motion to dismiss the Proud Boys’ seditious conspiracy charges; Congressman Ro Khanna was detained by IDF during his West Bank visit; whistleblowers have detailed several problems stemming from rushed or improper reconstruction of the Kennedy Center; plus Allison delivers your Good News.
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