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Insider Sounds Alarm as Thousands Go Weeks Without Power Aug 27, 2026

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As of today, thousands still remain without electricity in Gary and Northwest Indiana. Why did it take so long for adequate disaster response & what is being done to prevent it from happening again? Gary-born and raised native son, Chester Gregory, joins Katie Phang with the latest out of the community, including resources to help. Check out Chester's content and learn more about how to help Gary, Indiana here: https://www.instagram.com/chestergregory/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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Epstein Co-Conspirators Hit With New Lawsuit Blowing Cover-Up Wide Open Aug 27, 2026

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A NEW lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant, Richard Kahn, and lawyer, Darren Indyke, has been filed in New York alleging they conspired with Epstein to manage and facilitate his sex trafficking operation. A recently amended New York City law allows victims of gender-motivated violence to sue civilly against those responsible. Katie Phang breaks down the claims and explains why this kind of lawsuit is important to bring more discovery into the open.

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AG Blanche Desperately Tries to Appeal as Deadlines Loom in My Epstein Lawsuit Aug 27, 2026

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EXCLUSIVE on the latest in Katie Phang’s lawsuit against AG Todd Blanche to obtain the unredacted Epstein Files. Blanche has now filed a Notice of Appeal, or at least he thinks he has. Katie explains why this latest move by Blanche is just to continue to delay providing the truth to the public and the suspicious timing of the appeal on the eve of having to turn over to the court unredacted handwritten FBI notes involving Donald Trump.
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Sidebar With Katie Phang - 8/26/2026 Aug 26, 2026

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Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the latest headlines from the Trump administration, including the escalating trade war with Canada, the recent measles deaths, and Trump’s threats to demolish the Kennedy Center. She also unpacks the latest developments involving Christian Castro, the ICE officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s efforts to have him extradited from Texas. Plus, Katie shares exclusive updates on her lawsuit against AG Todd Blanche over the Epstein files and breaks down a positive development in Ghislaine Maxwell’s efforts to overturn her conviction. Katie also wraps up Sidebar with a tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton.

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SCOTUS Drops Ruling on Trump's Midterm Agenda Aug 25, 2026

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Want the REAL insight into yesterday’s SCOTUS opinion on Trump’s efforts to limit mail-in voting? Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck joins Katie Phang to break it all down so that you have the knowledge you need to understand what happened, what’s at stake, and what to expect next.

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AG Blanche Scrambles as Shocking Statement Backfires Ahead of Midterms Aug 25, 2026

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The War on Women continues with Convicted Felon Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Heidi Overton as the next FDA Commissioner. Overton aggressively attacks abortion rights, including the right to access mifepristone, the abortion medication. Reproductive Freedom for All’s Mini Timmaraju joins Katie Phang to explain how Overton and AG Todd Blanche create the perfect pair to implement a nationwide abortion ban through the end of mifepristone, and why new battleground polling shows Blanche’s extreme anti-abortion record could be major kryptonite on the November ballot for Republicans. Learn more about Reproductive Freedom for All here: https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/

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Trump Panics as House Dems Slam New Economic Scheme Aug 24, 2026

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Convicted Felon Donald Trump thinks he’s going to scare Iran into submission by threatening “economic D-Day" sanctions, but is he really prepared to lower the boom on Qatar, China, and Russia? Meanwhile, the Trump Regime is arresting the immigrant parents of active duty soldiers to deport them out of the US. Congressman Jason Crow joins Katie Phang with the latest on the illegal war with Iran and why getting rid of Republicans is the only way to actually change where this country is heading.

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Billion-Dollar Paramount Merger Thrown Into Chaos After Shocking Leaks Aug 24, 2026

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California AG Rob Bonta cancels settlement talks at the last minute due to Paramount’s "bad faith” leaking of and misrepresentation of confidential settlement communications. The $111 billion mega-merger is on hold while a March 2027 trial date looms. Katie Phang’s analysis has all of the latest details, including why Bonta was right to cancel this settlement meeting.

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Trump Spirals and Threatens Defamation Suit Over Bombshell National Guard Report Aug 22, 2026

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Thin-skinned Convicted Felon Donald Trump threatens to sue for defamation every time his little feelings get hurt. This time, he is going after the Center for American Progress because he didn’t like a report showing that deployments of the National Guard to cities did not decrease violent crime. Katie Phang has the latest in the escalating fight over the truth & why Trump’s latest legal lackey keeps taking a beating.

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Texas Faces Legal Nightmare as Minnesota Sues Over ICE Agent Aug 21, 2026

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After shooting a Minnesota resident, ICE agent Christian Castro fled the state and was caught in Texas. MN Attorney General Keith Ellison demanded his extradition, but TX Gov. Greg Abbott is ignoring the law. So Ellison has sued, and he joins Katie Phang for the latest in the case, including updates on the investigations into the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Nicole Good.

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