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Judge Torches Trump DOJ Over Untrustworthy Statements Jun 25, 2026

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BREAKING: Federal judge in Virginia slamming Acting AG Todd Blanche and the Trump DOJ, essentially telling them that they aren’t trustworthy or credible. The judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit brought against Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund simply because the DOJ thinks it’s over. Katie Phang breaks down the details of the court order, including ordering the DOJ to respond to the complaint.

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Trump Spirals As MAGA Allies Turn on Him Jun 25, 2026

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Tucker Carlson and MTG proudly announce that they are “done with the GOP,” but what they’re not telling you is that they’re done with “Trump’s GOP.” Katie Phang’s theory is that all of this hullabaloo is just a strategic move for Carlson to tee up a presidential run in ’28. Is it really that far-fetched? Listen to Katie’s analysis on why even Megyn Kelly and Candace Owens are distancing themselves from Trump and MAGA.

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Sidebar With Katie Phang - 6/24/2026 Jun 24, 2026

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Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the mounting legal and ethical challenges Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is facing, from her own lawsuit against him to a bar complaint backed by 101 former judges and a separate lawsuit seeking records tied to his actions in office. She’s joined by Christopher Swartz of Democracy Defenders Fund, one of the attorneys who helped draft the bar complaint, to discuss the allegations and what they could mean for Blanche’s future. Plus, Katie unpacks the latest developments in the Iran conflict, including the Senate’s vote rebuking Trump’s war efforts and the growing scrutiny surrounding Trump's claims about his deal with Iran.

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Trump Humiliated on World Stage as Iran Deal Implodes Jun 23, 2026

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Convicted Felon Donald Trump continues to humiliate himself on the world stage as Iran dogwalks him for his bullshit “deal” to allegedly end his illegal war of choice. Iran clearly has the upper hand, and it shows. Plus, as Trump dangerously insists on Bill Pulte as the Acting DNI, our country’s national security is at risk. Congressman Jim Himes, the Ranking Member on the House Select Intel Committee, joins Katie Phang to bring the latest updates, including on Pulte’s mass firings at critical agencies.

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Trump Melts Down as Reflecting Pool Cover-Up Unravels Jun 22, 2026

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Convicted Felon Donald Trump is now arresting US Olympians for merely touching the Reflecting Pool! But the reality is, Trump and his crappy vendor, who ruined the pool, should be arrested for the vandalism they committed on OUR property. Katie Phang brings the latest details in the newest Trump lie about why the Reflecting Pool is in such bad condition and how Trump is trying to cover up his responsibility for the mess. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (628) 289-0726 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/phang *Paid Partnership*” Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options.

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Epstein Lawyer Exposed as Damage Control Backfires Jun 22, 2026

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Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime friend and elite lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, is trying to do reputation damage control in advance of her House Oversight interview by doing a fluff interview in the NY Times, where she claims she was used by Epstein. But the reality of the evidence publicly available suggests that she doth protest too much. Katie Phang brings the receipts and describes how this lack-of-apology tour isn’t helping Ruemmler.

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Trump Panics as New Polls Deliver Devastating News Jun 19, 2026

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As Republicans take advantage of post-Callais redistricting to push illegally gerrymandered maps to gain seat advantages, data scientists, like Zachary Donnini at VoteHub, dive deep into the polls, tracking, and modeling to forecast outcomes. And right now, Zachary tells Katie Phang that despite those gerrymandered seats, Democrats remain the clear favorites to retake control of the US House in November. He explains how he forecasts elections, and he debunks the latest claims of election fraud by Republicans in the California races.

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Trump’s ICE Under Fire After $700 Million Disaster Exposed Jun 19, 2026

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Trump’s ICE takes the gold medal for fraud, waste, and abuse as new reporting reveals that ICE spent $700 MILLION on 7 warehouses to be used as concentration camps for immigrants, and now ICE wants to just get rid of them. Katie Phang tracks the origin of the “reengineering initiative” launched last year by ICE to round up migrants like animals and how they’re allegedly doing an end-run around the transparent bidding process.

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Trump Shocked as Massive Protests Erupt Across US Jun 18, 2026

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SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, creating a race to the bottom by white supremacists to gerrymander and redistrict in order to eliminate the black and brown vote. But what they underestimated was the power of the people in responding to this attack on civil rights. Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins Katie Phang for a frank discussion on how the erasure of history was always the plan & Katie shares her concerns about the failure of some communities of color joining in the coalition fight. Find a Freedom Summer/Juneteenth event near you: https://blackpowerwarroom.com/freedom-summer/

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Jan 6 Rioters Seek Millions in Shocking New Scheme Jun 18, 2026

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Although the future of the $1.8 billion slush fund remains unclear, 1/6 insurrectionists are chasing another route to smash and grab American taxpayers' dollars by way of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), a federal statute that gives the Trump Regime unfettered discretion to make payouts on specious claims. Katie Phang tracks the status of this new tactic & discusses the link between the insurrectionists and other election deniers as they prepare to interfere with the upcoming Midterms.

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