Sidebar With Katie Phang - 9/16/2026

Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the new Kennedy Center ruling, as Judge Christopher Cooper again blocked the Trump administration from adding Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center. Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action and co-lead counsel for Rep. Joyce Beatty in her Kennedy Center case, joins Katie to discuss the ruling and what comes next. They also discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to continue to block the Trump administration's attempted restrictions on mail-in voting. Plus Katie unpacks FBI Director Kash Patel’s contentious Senate Judiciary hearing, including questions about the FBI’s hiring standards and the Epstein files, and Rep. Thomas Massie’s efforts to push for accountability involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and transparency for Epstein survivors. Thanks to our sponsors: Honeylove: Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/phang! #honeylovepod Ethos: Get your free quote at https://ETHOS.com/phang Chapter: Chapter compares every Medicare plan to recommend the right coverage for you. Their service is free and unbiased—and they've helped seniors save thousands of dollars per year. Call 628-289-0726 or visit chapter.com/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. Lean: Visit https://takelean.com and enter code PHANG for your discount 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