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Sidebar with Katie Phang · Yesterday · 51 min

Sidebar With Katie Phang - 8/26/2026

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. Thanks to our sponsors: 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. Ethos: Get your free quote at https://ethos.com/phang Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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.

Thanks to our sponsors:

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.

Ethos: Get your free quote at https://ethos.com/phang

Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews

Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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