LIVE: Katie Phang Gives UPDATES on BREAKING NEWS - 9/29/2026

Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie is joined by @ScottMacFarlaneNews to discuss Jack Smith’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Scott witnessed in person. They break down how the hearing went off the rails and the other issues Congress should have been paying attention to instead. Katie also brings the latest on the Cornell gang rape case after the DA reopened the investigation and new details about that night have come to light. Plus, Katie’s legal roundup covers the Supreme Court’s latest ruling allowing the Trump administration to resume third-country deportations for now, along with new developments in E. Jean Carroll’s cases and the IRS lawsuit.

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