LIVE: Katie Phang Gives UPDATES on BREAKING NEWS - 9/15/2026

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.

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