Latest on Race to Replace Lindsey Graham, NYC Chaos Gets Worse | 7/13/26 FIRST LOOK
The Rubin Report
Emma Dog Productions
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🗓️ 13 July 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look at the stories you need to know to start your day, including the sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham after suffering chest pains and a heart attack, triggering a scramble among South Carolina Republicans to fill his Senate seat as President Donald Trump hints he already has a preferred successor, with names like Nancy Mace, Ralph Norman, and Pamela Evette emerging as possible candidates; and a sprawling 12-block homeless encampment near New York City's Intrepid Museum drawing criticism over drugs, prostitution, crime, and public safety as Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces growing backlash; and much more.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, I'm Dave Rubin, and this is First Look. It's Monday, July 13th, 20206. We've got a packed show for you today. |
| 0:12.4 | Medics were called to Lindsay Graham's home over chest pains before his sudden death from a heart attack. |
| 0:18.3 | Graham's death triggers a full GOP scramble for his Senate seat, as President |
| 0:23.5 | Trump hints he already has a favorite. A lawless, homeless encampment near the Intrepid |
| 0:29.2 | Museum expands to 12 blocks while New York City officials look the other way. Let's dive in. |
| 0:36.1 | South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has died suddenly at age 71. |
| 0:40.3 | Emergency Medical Dispatch audio, reviewed by the Post, reveals medics were first |
| 0:45.3 | called to his Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill Townhouse, around 8.30 p.m. Saturday night over a report of someone suffering chest pains. The initial 911 call |
| 0:56.5 | came from someone in Baltimore who was en route to Graham's $890,000 home and reported |
| 1:03.6 | that a person inside was experiencing severe chest pains. The caller believed the front door |
| 1:09.2 | was unlocked, but first responders arrived to find it |
| 1:12.1 | deadbolted, creating a brief delay in gaining entry. Roughly 25 minutes after that first call, |
| 1:18.4 | emergency personnel reported that CPR was already in progress, and a man in his 70s was |
| 1:24.8 | suffering cardiac arrest. Responders worked to stabilize Graham before transporting him by wheeled stretcher to an ambulance |
| 1:32.5 | around 9.30 p.m., according to a neighbor who shared photos of the scene. |
| 1:37.6 | He was taken to George Washington University Hospital. |
| 1:40.9 | Graham's office announced he died Saturday night from a brief and sudden illness, but did not specify the cause. |
| 1:47.0 | The dispatch audio contains no final confirmation of the cause of death. |
| 1:52.0 | FBI director Kash Patel said the Bureau is assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available. |
| 2:00.0 | Graham had just returned the day before from his 10th trip to Ukraine since the and has made every necessary resource available. |
| 2:00.8 | Graham had just returned the day before from his 10th trip to Ukraine since the start of the |
| 2:05.4 | war. |
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