The GOP’s Future, Apple Sues OpenAI, & the Musk-Altman Feud 7/13/26

After the death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), (cnbc.com/2026/07/12/grahams-death-policy-washi…) former Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) discusses Sen. Graham’s legacy (cnbc.com/2026/07/12/senator-lindsey-graham-has…) and the future of both the Republican and Democratic parties.

Shares of SK Hynix fell over 15% in Seoul (cnbc.com/2026/07/13/sk-hynix-shares-fall-after…) on Monday after its impressive Friday debut of US-traded shares on the Nasdaq. Semafor’s Rohan Goswami is reporting that friends and advisers of Paramount CEO David Ellison are pushing him to consider relocating the company out of California. Goswami discusses the state’s role in Paramount’s $110B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (cnbc.com/2026/07/13/paramount-wbd-merger-lawsu…) and the likelihood that the company will start fresh somewhere new. Plus, Apple is suing OpenAI (cnbc.com/2026/07/10/apple-openai-lawsuit-trade…), and Elon Musk and Sam Altman are taking shots at each other (cnbc.com/2026/07/12/elon-musk-and-sam-altman-s…) on X.

Emily Wilkins - 02:32

Patrick McHenry - 16:51

Rohan Goswami - 33:52

In this episode:

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk (x.com/JoeSquawk)

Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick (x.com/BeckyQuick)

Andrew Ross Sorkin,@andrewrsorkin (twitter.com/andrewrsorkin)

Emily Wilkins, @emrwilkins (x.com/emrwilkins)

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie (x.com/Kramer_Katie)

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