CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.

Episodes

June 17, 2025 47 mins
Two US officials told CNN that Trump is warming to the idea of using US military assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Donald Trump is leaving the G7 summit early after suggesting that he could soon strike a deal with Iran to end the current conflict. Trump has proposed a ceasefire deal, according to French President Emmanuel Macron. But Trump also warned Iranians to evacuate Tehran, underscoring the danger to its 10 million residents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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There have been more explosions tonight in Tehran and Tel Aviv as the conflict between the Middle East foes escalates following Israel’s unprecedented attack early Friday on Iranian nuclear and military targets, which killed some of the country’s most senior leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Trump unlawfully federalized thousands of members of California’s National Guard and must return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled. The ruling is a significant win for Gov. Gavin Newsom, who sued Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earlier this week after the president called the troops into federal service in the wake of protests in the Los Angeles area over Trump’s hardline immigration polic...
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A curfew will soon begin for a second night in parts of downtown Los Angeles as the city is reeling from a sixth straight day of clashes over President Trump’s ICE raids. Moments ago, the LAPD declared an unlawful protest outside of city hall. We are seeing similar protests across the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As Los Angeles enters its fifth day of unrest, a curfew has been declared from 8pm to 6am local time and will cover one square mile of the entire Los Angeles area. President Trump has mobilized 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city to quell the demonstrations against his immigration raids.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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June 9, 2025 61 mins
A fourth night of protests is unfolding right now in Los Angeles as President Trump deploys the United States military on American soil.  It is an extraordinary show of his executive power, triggered by days of unrest over his administration’s immigration raids.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, has been returned to the United States to face federal criminal charges. For months, the Trump administration has been locked in an intense standoff with the federal judiciary over court orders for the government to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvador, where he was mistakenly deported in mid-March.  Learn more about your ad choices....
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An intense public feud erupted on Thursday between President Donald Trump and his one-time ally, billionaire Elon Musk, with an argument about Trump’s massive tax and domestic policy bill raging across social media and in the Oval Office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Travel ban 2.0. The President goes bigger in the sequel and bans travelers from twelve countries after an antisemitic attack. Plus, which side will Republicans choose in Elon Musk’s war against Trump’s spending agenda?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mr. Mars goes scorched earth. The man who Trump considers a genius calls the “big, beautiful bill” disgusting. Plus, at the start of Pride Month, Pete Hegseth erases a gay rights icon from a ship and considers throwing more of history’s heroes overboard.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 A 45-year-old Egyptian national left an iPhone with messages to his wife and five children in his house, drove to downtown Boulder with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails and attacked demonstrators at a peaceful Jewish event to support hostages in Gaza, according to federal hate crime charging documents. Plus, policing in secret. A look at the growing trend of masking up when cracking down. Also, if big brands are suppo...
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As Elon Musk bids adieu to his DOGE rollercoaster, an explosive new report suggests he’s been on a ride of his own. Plus, a fiery GOP senator confronts a fiery town hall and may have inadvertently cut a new ad for Democrats.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Questions emerge of justice or judicial tyranny as a lot of what Donald Trump does gets undone. Plus, do foreigners have a right to free speech in America? A move in the administration gives Cold War flashbacks. Also, FBI rookies get on the wrong side of MAGA as they find government jobs aren’t that easy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans. But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving the situation uncertain for consumers and companies and potentially prolonging the battle over whether Trump’s import duties will stand – a...
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Why the butterfly effect of Donald Trump’s war on colleges may bring America backwards. Plus, as the White House insists power is not for sale, the President pardons a tax cheat after his mother attends a million dollar dinner. Also, lost liberals are spending big bucks to figure out a culture dominated by dudes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 23, 2025 47 mins
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union, citing a lack of progress in current trade negotiations. Trump’s comments came after another trade-related post on Truth Social that threatened a 25% tariff on Apple if it continues to make the iPhone overseas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The most transparent president in history goes behind closed doors to line his pockets. Plus, the most pro free speech president in history is now banning all international students at Harvard in an unprecedented escalation. Also, the most fiscally responsible president in history unleashes a bill that many Republicans liken to an iceberg of bankruptcy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Donald Trump met his South African counterpart in the Oval Office on Wednesday where he ordered the lights dimmed and launched into what amounted to an ambush of his visitor, screening a video he claimed was evidence for his false suggestion that White South Africans are being subjected to persecution and “genocide.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The big squeeze. Donald Trump hits the Hill, drops the f-bomb, and threatens Republicans who don’t think his big bill is all that beautiful. Plus, Elon Musk is now considering spending less money in politics.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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