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LIVE: Katie Phang Gives UPDATES on BREAKING NEWS - 8/18/2026
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46:16Now PlayingToday on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the latest developments in the Epstein files, including the bombshell revelation that Hugh Hefner tried to contact the FBI in 2005 about Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of a then-Playboy Playmate. In another major development, a federal judge has ordered the release of files in Virginia Giuffre’s 2015 lawsuit. Katie also dives into the chaos engulfing Florida politics, from January 6 rioters running for Congress to a Palm Beach clerk suspended after being arrested on child sexual abuse charges. Plus, Katie breaks down ABC’s bombshell lawsuit against the FCC.
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