CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.
Latest episodes
May 24, 2025 • 47min
$3,500 iPhones?
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
May 23, 2025 • 47min
Trump Admin Bars Harvard From Enrolling Intl Students
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
May 22, 2025 • 47min
Trump Makes Unsubstantiated Claims Of “Genocide” In South Africa
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
May 21, 2025 • 47min
Trump’s Agenda Runs Into Republican Blockade
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
May 20, 2025 • 48min
DOJ Charges Congresswoman In Protest, Drops Case Against Mayor
A humbling cancer diagnosis becomes a political football. Plus, Donald Trump makes an admission about his tariffs while threatening companies that dare tell the truth. Also, she lost her life storming the Capitol on January 6th, now the Trump administration is paying her family millions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 17, 2025 • 47min
Released: Audio Of Robert Hur’s 2023 Interview With Biden
Joe Biden’s decline on tape. We are now hearing the recordings of the infamous interview with Robert Hur who called Biden an elderly man with a poor memory. Plus, is the outrage over James Comey’s instagram post warranted or is it just theatre? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 2025 • 47min
Walmart, Largest U.S. Retailer, Raising Prices Due To Tariffs
The good news: Donald Trump’s tariff drunk economy may be defying gravity. The bad news: what goes up doesn’t always come down. Plus, the Supreme Court hears MAGA’s case for erasing the 14th amendment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 15, 2025 • 47min
DHS: Trump Is Justified To Suspend Constitutional Provision
A victory at the border or a crisis? The White House tries to have it both ways. Plus, bipartisan backlash to MAGA’s red pen to Medicaid. Also, when it comes to foreign money in politics, Trump 2025 meet Trump 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 14, 2025 • 47min
Damning Revelations About Biden WH’s Deception About Health
Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson.
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May 13, 2025 • 48min
Tariff Truce Shows Both Trump & China Aim To De-escalate
As Donald Trump scores a string of wins, a debate emerges over whether the rollercoaster ride is just ending up where it began. Plus, gift or grift. A foreign nation donates a new Air Force One but even MAGA says it flies in the face of swamp-draining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
