Lindsey Graham’s Unexpected Death, and How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela

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<p>Plus, Sam Neill of “Jurassic Park” fame dies at 78.</p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71</a>, by Robert Jimison, Zachary Woolfe and Amelia Nierenberg</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/trump-strait-of-hormuz-iran-deal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Trump Failed to Secure the Strait of Hormuz in His Iran Deal</a>, by Edward Wong, Michael Crowley and Eric Schmitt</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/economy/housing-bill-affordability.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">What’s in the Housing Bill That Just Became Law</a>, by Conor Dougherty</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media</a>, by Michael M. Grynbaum</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20260712&instance_id=178606&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=222970&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar</a>, by Tyler Pager and Anatoly Kurmanaev</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/obituaries/sam-neill-dead.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sam Neill, New Zealand Screen Actor and Leading Man, Dies at 78</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p>Tune in, and tell us what you think at <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>. For corrections, email <a href="mailto:nytnews@nytimes.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">nytnews@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>