Show Notes
Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the day’s biggest headlines, from Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation as U.S. ambassador to Greece to new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia’s rocky first briefing. Katie also dives into the escalating Texas Senate race, where Ken Paxton’s allies are targeting James Talarico with conspiracy theories that have been debunked. Plus, Judge Ana Reyes extends her restraining order blocking further tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course after the Trump administration’s actions sparked a fiery hearing. And in Katie’s legal roundup, she covers new Supreme Court developments, the latest in Cornell’s Jane Doe case, and the search warrant on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.
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