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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.

Episodes

Updates On RNC Day Three

Donald Trump Jr. speaks at the Republican National Convention and CNN’s panel of experts analyze his speech. This as President Biden lands in Delaware after testing positive for Covid while calls for him to step aside from the presidential race grow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 18, 202448 min

Source: Haley, DeSantis “Made It Clear” It’s Trump’s Party

On the second day of the Republican National Convention, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks alongside criminal justice reform advocates and a mother whose son died from Fentanyl-laced pills. Then, Dr. Ben Carson delivers remarks on why Americans should vote for Trump in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 17, 202457 min

Trump Appears At RNC After Surviving Assassination Attempt

Amber Rose, model, rap artist, and TV personality from Philadelphia, delivers remarks live from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where former President Trump makes an appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 16, 20241 hr 1 min

FBI: No Indication Yet of Shooter's Ideology or Motive

Live from Milwaukee, the site of the Republican National Convention, Abby speaks with Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner about her interview with Donald Trump, his first since the attempt on his life. Trump says he will use his convention speech to unite the country. Plus, more on the investigation into the shooter's motive and the Secret Service says they have no plans to tighten convention security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 15, 202451 min

Biden Speaks In Michigan As 24 Dems Call For Open Convention

President Biden spoke at a rally in Michigan, a state his campaign admits is crucial to their path to victory in November. Biden is trying to steady his campaign as calls for him to step aside continue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 13, 202441 min

Biden Insists On Staying In The Race; Critics Pounce On Flubs

President Joe Biden participated in a news conference on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Toward the beginning of the question-and-answer, Biden mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as former President Donald Trump. It was exactly the type of slip-up the White House and Biden’s campaign presumably would have feared amid mounting questions surrounding his mental acuity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 12, 202444 min

First Democratic Senator Calls On Biden To Exit Race

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joins to discuss the future of the 2024 presidential race, how Biden should be responding to questions about his fitness, if she thinks Biden should drop out, reproductive rights, and more. Plus, Democratic donors are suddenly growing anxious about Biden’s candidacy and donations are drying up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 202446 min

Dems Reckoning With Stages Of Grief As Biden Panic Intensifies

The Republican National Convention, where the GOP will nominate Trump as its presidential candidate, kicks off next week in Milwaukee. The convention’s platform committee overwhelmingly passed the new Trump-aligned Republican platform, which softened the party’s language on abortion, a source told CNN. Plus, Tuesday was seen as a make-or-break day for Biden’s political future, as numerous Democrats told CNN that the conclusions drawn from caucus meetings would likely seal his fate. Learn more ab...

Jul 10, 202446 min

Biden Doc: He Hasn’t Seen A Neurologist Outside Annual Physical

The head of the Congressional Black Caucus joins to discuss his group's critical meeting with President Biden. This as the president is defiant, launching an all-out offensive as conversations among Democrats about replacing him in the 2024 presidential race continue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 09, 202443 min

Biden Defiant As Dems Go Public With Demands He Drop Out

Democrats are in the middle of a drama that even Hollywood might have thought twice before conjuring up. Some top Democrats are calling for President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election. Plus, according to reporting from the Washington Post, Obama shares concerns about Biden after his shaky presidential debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 03, 202443 min

Biden: Supreme Court Set “Dangerous Precedent” On Immunity

President Biden condemned the Supreme Court’s decision which ruled that presidents have an absolute immunity from prosecution for core official acts, and issued a stern warning over a possible second term for former President Donald Trump. Also, a look at what some White House aides are saying Biden post-debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 02, 202441 min

Biden Campaign Says He’ll Debate Trump Again In September

Active and serious ongoing discussions inside the Democratic Party about the potential for another nominee increase after President Biden struggled in last night’s debate versus Donald Trump. Plus, a historian who correctly predicts U.S. elections reacts to last night’s event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 29, 202442 min

Debate Night in America: Post-Debate Analysis

Live post-debate coverage and analysis of the CNN Presidential Debate. Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett anchor with a panel of guests including: John King, David Axelrod, Abby Phillip, David Urban, Van Jones, Kate Bedingfield, Scott Jennings, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Audie Cornish, Chris Wallace, and Kaitlan Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 28, 20242 hr

Trump Team Not Ruling Out Chance He Names VP On Debate Day

CNN on Thursday will do something no network has done in more than 35 years – host its own general election presidential debate. We bring you the latest analysis as both campaigns gear up for the historic event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 27, 202442 min

CNN Projects Rep. Bowman Loses Primary To George Latimer

A major CNN projection in the race the entire political world's attention has been fixated on. Jamaal Bowman is now officially out of a job. The squad member loses to George Latimer. It is an important marker and it shows the potential political power and peril of the war in Gaza. Plus, we are two days away from the CNN presidential debate between Biden and Trump as we get new information on both campaigns’ preparation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 26, 202440 min

Trump Says Biden Should Be Tested For Drugs Before Debate

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are 72 hours away from when they are due on the debate stage in Atlanta with Jake Tapper and Dana bash. This week's CNN's debate may be the moment that defines this entire campaign. Sources are telling CNN what the president has now been told by his advisors to shy away from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 25, 202445 min

Trump Zeroes In On VP Pick

Family, friends, and MAGA countrymen are playing the ponies, except the horses are men, three men. New CNN reporting shows the constant cajoling and lobbying and pleading from people in Donald Trump's orbit to pick their guy to run alongside Trump atop the ticket. The shortlist is seemingly shorter now, Marco Rubio, J.D. Vance, and Doug Burgum are all reportedly at the top of the list of Trump's choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 22, 202446 min

Trump Gets Final Word At CNN Debate After Coin Flip

Donald Trump tries to set expectations for both debate possibilities. New sound from Donald Trump shows the care that he's putting into a soft landing should Joe Biden put him on the canvas at next week’s CNN presidential debate. Trump thinks that he will do well and the Biden is in cognitive decline. But, Trump also says that Biden is a worthy debater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 21, 202446 min

Teacher: I’ll Defy Order To Post Ten Commandments In Class

Louisiana public schools are now required to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the requirement into law. Plus, former President Donald Trump made more than two dozen false claims at his campaign rally in Racine, Wisconsin, including two significant attempts to rewrite Wisconsin history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 202445 min

Nailbiter in Virginia Race Where Trump Seeks Payback

Thousands of Republican voters in a district of 800,000 people in Virginia are now rendering a verdict on who to elect to their house of representatives. We look at what the early results say about Virginia, the state of the Republican Party, and the 2024 presidential race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 19, 202445 min

WH Slams “Cheap Fake” Videos Of Biden

Tonight, a look at the news a lot of American’s see and the manipulation that’s distorting the election. Plus, Steve Bannon may serve his prison sentence among violent offenders in open pods. Also, some Black farmers in swing states are growing discontent with the Biden presidency. But, is Biden the one to blame? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 18, 202444 min

Tale Of Two Verdicts: GOP’s Reaction To Biden Starkly Different

President Biden and his family are huddling together in Delaware after a jury convicted his surviving son on all three federal gun charges. It is the first time in American history that an immediate family member of a sitting U.S. president was convicted of a crime. Now the moment, of course, creates the split-screen of conservatives who just 12 days ago were slamming the rule of law, slamming the judge, the jury, and the verdict in Donald Trump's Manhattan trial. But, tonight, they seem to be s...

Jun 12, 202445 min

Trump Feeds Base Red Meat Of Lies, Conspiracies, Insults

In another American first, the convicted former president who is running to oversee the country again, just met with his probation officer. We get unique insights into what a second Trump term may look like. During his visit to Las Vegas, the Trump campaign also launched a new “Latino Americans for Trump” coalition, as it looks to increase its outreach to Hispanic voters ahead of November’s election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 11, 202439 min

Evangelicals Rush To Trump’s Defense After Conviction

Donald Trump loves to be worshiped that much has been clear since he came down those golden escalators. But, this week was especially notable because it gave us new evidence that he remains idolized by evangelical voters even after 34 felony counts for crimes associated with hush money payments to an adult film actress. 80% of evangelicals say they support him today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 08, 202445 min

Trump & MAGA Vow Revenge On Invisible & Perceived Enemies

While Donald Trump teases revenge for his perceived enemies, President Biden was asked in a recent interview if he would pardon his son in his federal gun trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 07, 202445 min

Donalds Suggests Black Families Stronger In Jim Crow Era

Trump vice presidential running mate contender Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) joins to discuss his recent comments about Black families being more together during Jim Crow. Plus, the neighbor of Supreme Court Justice Alito who is at the center of the flag fight speaks with CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 06, 202442 min

Biden’s New Border Restrictions Take Effect At Midnight

Biden unveiled a sweeping executive action Tuesday afternoon at the White House, attempting to affect the situation on the southern border after a bipartisan measure failed earlier this year. The action marks the administration’s most dramatic move on the US southern border as Biden tries to gain the upper hand on immigration just weeks from the first presidential debate – by using the same authority former President Trump tried to use while in office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Jun 05, 202446 min

Trump’s Revenge Tour Includes Sabotaging GOP Candidates

Political revenge is now the Republican Party’s policy. Larry Hogan, the former governor of Maryland, dared to say that the rule of law deservers to be respected and it is for that he is now in the political crosshairs of his colleagues. Plus, the 6-feet distancing rule lacked science, but stayed until 2022. Why did it take so long to change that guidance during Covid-19? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 04, 202446 min

Trump Allies Rush To Undermine Legal System, Slam Verdict

Biden makes a plea to Israel to end the war saying Hamas is hobbled and the time to end the war is now. Biden is announcing a path forward for tomorrow and the day after in hopes of lasting peace. Plus, Republicans in Washington defend Donald Trump and undermine the legal system in the wake of the hush money cover up verdict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 01, 202446 min

Donald Trump Guilty On All Counts In Historic Conviction

Trump has been found guilty of 34 New York felony counts of falsifying business records. In the wake of the conviction, potential Trump vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Scott joins to answer if he would support Trump if he were to appoint a special prosecutor to go after the Biden family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 31, 202446 min