
CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.
Latest episodes

Jun 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
L.A. Protests Enter 4th Night
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

Jun 7, 2025 • 48min
Abrego Garcia Back In The U.S. To Face Human Smuggling Charges
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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 6, 2025 • 47min
Trump & Musk Go To War As Feud Explodes, Turns Personal
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

Jun 5, 2025 • 47min
Sources: Trump Unhappy About Musk Blasting Agenda Bill
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

Jun 4, 2025 • 47min
Elon Musk Calls Trump’s Bill A “Disgusting Abomination”
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

Jun 3, 2025 • 47min
Attack Suspect Is Charged With Federal Hate Crime
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 supporting Pride Month, it’s somewhere over, under, and around the rainbow due to the right’s ridicule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 31, 2025 • 47min
Trump Bids Farewell To Elon Musk After Tumultuous Era
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

May 30, 2025 • 48min
Trump Rails On “Backroom Hustler” Judges Over Tariff Rulings
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

May 29, 2025 • 47min
Federal Court Blocks Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs
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 – and possibly reshape the global economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 28, 2025 • 47min
Trump Pardons Tax Cheat After Mom Attended $1M MAGA Dinner
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