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NPR News: 07-13-2026 3PM EDT

July 13, 2026·4 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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A federal judge sharply criticized President Trump's lawsuit over his leaked tax returns, calling it a bad-faith effort to manipulate the courts and legitimize an improper settlement. The episode covers this legal rebuke, Senator Lindsey Graham’s death, a major media merger under fire, an

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Kathleen WilliamsDonald TrumpLindsey GrahamRob BontaLarry EllisonUrsula von der Leyen

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Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount

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