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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

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Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.
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Officials Say Guardsmen Were “Targeted” In DC Shooting

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

Nov 27, 202548 min

FBI Seeks Interview With Democrats In Video Warning To Troops

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

Nov 26, 202547 min

Judge Tosses Trump DOJ’s Criminal Case Against Comey & James

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

Nov 25, 202547 min

Greene Resigning Amid Trump Feud: “I Refuse To Be A Battered Wife”

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

Nov 22, 202548 min

Trump Floats Execution For Dems Who Say To Ignore Illegal Orders

The president of the United States calls for the execution of several Democrats for telling troops to follow the law. Plus, the Coast Guard will reportedly no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 21, 202546 min

Trump Signs Bill Directing DOJ To Release Epstein Files

Signed, sealed, and delivered. But, when will we see all the Epstein files? There is growing concern about transparency and delays. Plus, a key economic report is delayed and Trump’s approval numbers are dropping as Americans are fed up with high costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 20, 202547 min

Epstein Survivors Call On Trump To Sign Bill Into Law

Unity on Capitol Hill as the House and the Senate overwhelmingly stand together on the most divisive of topics—the Epstein files. The public is one major step closer to knowing what secrets those files contain. Plus, a royal reception for the Saudi crown prince complete with revisionist history when it comes to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 202546 min

Trump Flips, Urges Republicans To Vote To Release Epstein Files

On the eve of the Epstein vote, Donald Trump sees the writing on the wall and reverses his threats against Republicans. Plus, the MAGA civil war takes a new turn as the president defends Tucker Carlson for giving a holocaust denier a platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 18, 202547 min

Trump Tries Turning Epstein Spotlight From Him To Foes

As pressure mounts ahead of the vote to release the Epstein files, Donald Tump orders his Justice Department to turn the spotlight on his foes. Plus, despite featuring the issue on the campaign trail, the president calls Republicans who care about Epstein stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 202546 min

Epstein Email Describes Trump As The “Dog That Hasn’t Barked”

Disturbing new revelations about what Donald Trump knew in Jeffrey Epstein’s own words. Plus, first they fired the messenger, now the White House says we’ll never see last month’s jobs report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 13, 202554 min

UK Suspends Intel Sharing With U.S. Over Trump’s “Illegal” Attacks

A chilling surprise as America’s greatest ally stops sharing intelligence with the United States, fearful that Donald Trump is breaking the law. Plus, while his predecessor downplayed the problem, the President denies economic woes even exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 202546 min

Dems Furious With Senators For “Betrayal” In Shutdown Deal

Fury and finger pointing after some Democrats break ranks to end the government shutdown without getting healthcare subsidies. Plus, one of Donald Trump’s affordability ideas is being called economic genocide for Gen Z. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 11, 202548 min

Senate Expected In Session Saturday, But Unlikely To Vote To Reopen Gov.

Shutdown frustration is sky high, SNAP recipients are on the edge, government workers don’t have a paycheck. Are government lawmakers any closer to making a deal? Plus, prices are up, consumer confidence hits a three year low, layoffs are skyrocketing, but a defiant Donald Trump says the Democrat’s affordability argument is a con job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 08, 202547 min

40 U.S. Airports Cut Flights; WH Warns Of “Mass Chaos”

The Trump administration is shutting down 10% of flights across the country because of the shutdown. Plus, the fight inside the GOP over the Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes interview is far from over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 07, 202546 min

Democrats Win Across The U.S. In Sweeping Trump Rebuke

The day after a blue wave, Trump weighs in. Plus, are Republicans willing to end the filibuster in the Senate to meet Trump’s demands for the shutdown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 06, 202546 min

Mikie Sherrill Speaks After Winning NJ Gov Race

Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper anchor Election Day coverage as voters across the country head to the polls in the first major elections of President Trump's second term. We bring you all the latest exit polls, analysis, and up to date results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 05, 202548 min

Trump Admin Will Only Pay Out Half Of Food Stamps This Month

As the president goes Gatsby, his administration says Americans will only get half of their food stamps this month. Plus, after spending months accusing Joe Biden of not knowing who he pardoned, Trump says he knows nothing about his own pardon of the crypto convict who helped make Trump’s empire richer again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 202546 min

Trump Asks Court For Clarification On How To Fund Food Stamps

40 millions Americans are facing hunger with food stamps about to expire. Trump is shrugging it off as the Democrats’ problem. As courts weigh in, Trump now says he’ll fund it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 01, 202545 min

Judge May Intervene And Force WH To Pay For Food Stamps

As the clock ticks, the President and Congress not may think 40 million Americans losing food stamps is an emergency but a judge does. Plus, Republicans escalate their rhetoric against Zohran Mamdani and tonight the New York frontrunner responds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202545 min

Trump & Xi Meet Face-to-Face In Middle Of Tense Tariff War

The leaders of the world’s biggest economies will have their first face-to-face in years. One that could have global consequences for President Trump and President Xi. A good meeting could mean a deal on trade and a bad one could mean the cost on many goods could skyrocket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 30, 202550 min

Deadliest Day For Trump’s Unchecked Boat Strike Campaign

The US military conducted strikes against four more boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 14 people on board the vessels, with one survivor, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 29, 202545 min

42M Americans On Verge Of losing Food Stamps Due To Shutdown

The shutdown is about to get desperately real as forty million Americans who rely on food stamps will soon be without them. Will this be an inflection point in the standoff? Plus, as MAGA insists there’s a plan to get Donald Trump a third term, he’s on board with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 202545 min

New Evidence Undercuts Candidate’s Claims About Nazi-Linked Tattoo

New evidence undercuts a Democratic candidate’s claims that he didn’t know that his tattoo was linked to the Nazis. Is this disqualifying? Plus, instead of tearing down the tariff wall with Canada, Donald Trump slaps barbed wire on top of it after a troll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 25, 202546 min

Trump Pardons Crypto Convict, Who Helped Enrich Trump Family

President Trump pardons a crypto king who helped enrich Donald Trump and his family. Plus, Gotham’s race dives into the mud as Andrew Cuomo suggests Zohran Mamdani would cheer another attack on New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 24, 202545 min

Trump Defends East Wing Demolition; Cost Cost Rises To $300

An unexpected twist in the middle of one of the country’s longest shutdowns—Donald Trump lectures American farmers while they accuse him of betrayal. Plus, is Trump’s White House wrecking ball a makeover or a metaphor? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 23, 202545 min

NYT: Trump Demands DOJ Pay Him $230M For Past Cases

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he “could be” seeking $230 million from his own Justice Department as compensation for past investigations into him, though he professed to have little knowledge of the specifics and said he would give the money to charity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 22, 202546 min

Trump Mocks Millions Of Americans Who Protested

The President mocks millions of Americans with a filthy AI video. Plus, a court gives the administration a green light to send troops to Portland. Also, a tense face-to-face after Trump tells Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s terms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 21, 202545 min

GOP Turns Up Rhetoric Over Tomorrow’s “No Kings” Protests

On the eve of nationwide protests unfit for a king, the rhetoric rises. One Democrat compares the GOP’s villainizing of protesters to a segregationist. Plus, the President frees George Santos from prison and, apparently, the main reason is because he is a Republican. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 18, 202546 min

Trump Nemesis John Bolton Indicted After DOJ Chargers

Donald Trump’s DOJ charges another nemesis and this one involves secrets, AOL, and his wife. Plus, a judge scolds the administration and is demanding answers on whether ICE is ignoring her orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 17, 202545 min
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