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

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

May 10, 2025 • 47min
WH Considers Suspending Habeas Corpus In Migrant Fight
President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to challenge their detention in court, two people familiar with the consideration told CNN. One of Trump’s top aides, Stephen Miller, confirmed publicly Friday that the administration was “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, adding that it “depends on whether the courts do the right thing or not.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 9, 2025 • 50min
New Pope Appears To Have Criticized Trump, Vance, Policies
The first American pope inherits a world skeptical of America and a legacy skeptical of MAGA. Plus, liberals have been chanting to tax the rich for years and now Donald Trump may agree. Also, after a US attorney nominee fails, the President heads to the Fox News greenroom again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 8, 2025 • 47min
Conservative: Donald Trump Is A Socialist
Donald Trump’s evolving view of the economy begs the question--is he a socialist? Plus, the world map becomes a deportation dart board. Also, Scranton Joe returns to the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 7, 2025 • 47min
Trump Backs Off Tariff Promises: ”We Don’t Have To Sign Deals”
As the clock ticks, proof emerges there is more wheeling than dealing in the spin factory. Also, neighbors United States and Canada sit down for trade talks. Plus, the Supreme Court gives Trump the green light to ban transgender troops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 6, 2025 • 46min
Trump: “I Don’t Know” If I Need To Uphold Constitution
The backbone of American democracy takes a chill up the spine. Plus, another tariff, another topic, another target. Also, days of delays at one of America’s busiest airports begs the question—who is at the controls? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 3, 2025 • 47min
Trump Goes Scorched-Earth In Budget Blueprint, Alarming GOP
The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while taking an ax to programs the Trump administration has already targeted, including education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 2, 2025 • 46min
Trump Ousts Waltz As National Security Adviser
President Trump drops Mike Waltz from the national security team but is this just the beginning? Also, a Texas judge tells the man who appointed him your deportation plan goes too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 1, 2025 • 47min
Trump On Worst Quarter In 3 Years: This Is Biden’s Economy
The economy gets bad news and Trump says it is not his doing. Plus, did Trump blow the DOJ’s argument on the man deported to El Salvador? Also, the FBI dives into the archives in its war on woke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 30, 2025 • 47min
Trump On Economic Turmoil: Americans Signed Up For This
Crossing the symbolic barrier between the first 100 days of his presidency and the 1,361 that remain, Trump basked in adulation from a supportive crowd and declared that he had just completed the “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country.” He waxed nostalgic about his last act with familiar grievances and hyperbolic claims, and seized the moment to set a course for the next one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices