Headlines for July 13, 2026
McConnell said he fell, briefly lost consciousness and later developed a mild case of pneumonia.
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Democracy Now’s July 13 headlines report Ro Khanna’s account of being detained by armed Israeli settlers, Lindsey Graham’s death, and Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization, alongside developments involving Iran, immigration enforcement and voting.
The headlines report that Ro Khanna said armed Israeli settlers blocked his delegation’s van for about 90 minutes while he visited a Palestinian village. They also report that Senator Lindsey Graham died at 71 after what his office called a “brief and sudden illness,” and that Mitch McConnell said he had fallen and briefly lost consciousness before developing pneumonia.
Other items report continued U.S. attacks on Iran and Iranian strikes on U.S. facilities, Justice Department subpoenas to four New York Times journalists, and protests after an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. The headlines also describe a federal judge rejecting a subpoena for Fulton County election workers’ names and note that President Trump is urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register and identification at the polls.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting McConnell in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward McConnell’s record.
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SWIPE →Kentucky senator who disclosed details about his hospitalization
South Carolina senator whose death is reported
Graham's version of this story ↗congressman who recounted being detained by armed Israeli settlers during a visit to a Palestinian village
Khanna's version of this story ↗president whose administration and statements figure in several headlines
federal judge who approved the Justice Department’s request to dismiss charges against five Proud Boys members
Texas attorney general and Senate candidate reported to have used an address where he did not reside when voting
secretary of state described in a New York Times report as exercising extensive control over Venezuela
Connecticut senator criticizing Yale’s possible settlement with the Trump administration
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