# Dem Exposed as Chinese Spy, NYC Protest Explodes, DC Renovation Controversy | 5/13/26 FIRST LOOK

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Podcast: [The Rubin Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rubin-report-432515)
Published: 2026-05-13T08:45:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 698

## Resource

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" gives a first look to the stories you need to know to start your day including how a Eileen Wang, a California mayor, was forced to resign after being exposed of secretly working for the Chinese Communist Party and is reigniting concerns about Chinese influence inside American institutions; escalating clashes outside a Brooklyn synagogue as anti-Israel and pro-Israel protestors confront each other amid rising tensions in New York City; and backlash after President Trump launched renovations to the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool ahead of America's 250th birthday celebration, and much more.

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