CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

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

Episodes

December 23, 2025 47 mins
Thousands of new Epstein files are released and, as the President’s name appears, the Justice Department blasts untrue and sensationalist claims. Plus, the Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Chicago.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Is the MAGA feud a sign of bigger problems ahead? Plus, the vice president spoke at Turning Point USA and didn’t denounce any of it. Plus, the DOJ takes back some of what was released in the Epstein files.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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They’re the subject of scrutiny, conspiracy, and mystery. Now, Pam Bondi faces a midnight deadline to release all of the Epstein files. Plus, President Trump puts his name on the Kennedy Center despite legal questions about whether he can do that.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The President makes his case despite an unpopular economy, a fractured base, and an anxious republic. Plus, centrist Republicans buck their speaker as America’s healthcare hangs in the balance. Also, Donald Trump takes his trolling to a brand new level.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A stunning interview from Donald Trump’s gatekeeper. Trump’s chief of staff says she’s surrounded by a right wing zealot, a conspiracy theorist, and a president with the personality of an alcoholic. Also, as unemployment hits a four year high, JD Vance admits there’s an affordability crisis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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How low can American leadership go? The President uses Rob Reiner’s tragic murder to attack him politically. One conservative says the Reiner response shows why more of Trump’s supporters are leaving him. But, a new report suggests he’s not listening.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Donald Trump’s hand-picked RNC chair predicts doom is coming as new cracks emerge in the President’s armor. Plus, new pictures from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate shows his world was both secret and bipartisan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that the US had taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move which risks inflaming tensions with that country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The President hits the road to sell and unpopular economy and, just like rising prices, he’s grading on a curve. Plus, Donald Trump calls for the deportation of a sitting congresswoman.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As more Americans say they are worse off financially this year, and they’re paying more for groceries, Donald Trump turns on the gaslight. Plus, the President walks back the green light on releasing the video of the second strike.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The alleged pipe bomber says he believed the election conspiracy as the FBI’s number two suggests he pushed conspiracies for cash.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Why images of an alleged war crime may be in the eye of the beholder. Plus, the retribution tour suffers another cancellation. A look at why a grand jury is rejecting Trump’s thirst for revenge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Closer scrutiny is starting to expose the administration’s story as a watchdog says Pete Hegseth put troops in danger. Plus, after the President calls high costs a fake narrative, his money man now blames the electoral map.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth double down on their distancing from the double tap strike in an alleged drug boat. Plus, the President attacks an immigrant community over fraud and a foe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Damning new accusations about Donald Trump’s boat bombings and who ordered the kills. Plus, while the President strikes alleged drug boats, he pardons one of the world’s most notorious kingpins responsible for cocaine into America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot just blocks away from the White House and both are in critical condition. The suspect is in custody and a source tells CNN that he is not cooperating with investigators.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In a federal escalation, the FBI says they want to talk to the six who told the military to disobey illegal orders. Plus, a leaked chat reveals America’s dealmaking between Russia and Ukraine with a war and a MAGA base in the balance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Trump’s revenge tour turns into a debacle as cases against two foes are outright dismissed. Plus, he’s calling them the seditious six, and now Pete Hegseth threatens one of them for speaking out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will be resigning from office in January, stunning some in her own party after a shocking, monthslong political pivot that catapulted her from one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies to one of his top antagonists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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