CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Another institution defies the President over his decisions and against his wishes. Plus, a Republican Senator pushed tariffs publicly but wanted exemptions privately. Also, the House calls it quits early, leaving town to avoid a vote impeaching Pete Hegseth.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A president unravels, from an assassination plot without evidence to holding the Kennedy Center hostage unless his name is on the building. Plus, a forecast of a blue wave is coming as a Trump-sized anchor weighs on Republicans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court blocks Donald Trump’s efforts to limit mail-in ballots in the midterms with none of his handpicked justices arguing in his favor. Plus, the AI giants are begging to be regulated before a potential doomsday scenario.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump’s golden age isn’t aging well. A look at why the president keeps telling Americans something they don’t feel or believe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump turns the midterms into a gameshow. Plus, as the Republican speaker plays up November, the Republican president plays it down.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He’s deeply unpopular and ditto for his economy, so why is Donald Trump the center piece of the GOP’s midterm pitch? Plus, another artificial intelligence employee quits over safety concerns.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump dives into memes, a trade war, and a new 9/11 claim as midterm season kicks off. Plus, Zohran Mamdani exposes what officials knew about the health risks after 9/11.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lindsay Clancy case is declared a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury. The stunning outcome capped off 38 hours of deliberations over the last week. Legal analysts join to discuss what could be next.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six months in and America’s vice president says the war is won but says the war is not over and then says it’s not even a war. Plus, Republicans running for office are admitting what Trump won’t.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

His approval is at a record low, but Donald Trump’s midterm strategy is to focus on himself. Plus, sources accuse Pete Hegseth of hurting the army by fixating on culture wars as one GOP senator calls on the president to fire him.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president of the United Sates is once against threatening to wipe out Iran. Plus, in one of the seats Democrats hope to turn blue, old video surfaces of James Talarico calling to dismantle capitalism. Also, a whistleblower warns of a secret plot by the Postal Service.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America’s military leaders warn Pete Hegseth of grave consequences if the war doesn’t end soon.  This as the president releases a fake video of a US attack. Plus, the Supreme Court gives the green light for Donald Trump to continue his ballroom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s warning comes as Elon Musk is considering $100 million for Republicans. Plus, a right-wing firebrand who supported Trump’s immigration policies gets arrested by ICE.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump declares mission accomplished despite the war still going, gas prices still growing, and danger still flowing. Plus, ICE arrests are soaring across America but the targets aren’t all criminals.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president shares a post ripping the party he leads as voter anger intensifies. Plus, Darline Graham’s argument against universal healthcare sparks a debate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in and South Carolina decides whether Lindsey Graham’s sister gets to compete for a full term despite questions about her qualifications. Plus, the trade war spirals out of control.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The supremes back Donald Trump’s efforts to block mail-in ballots, at least for now, setting off a battle before November. Plus, just 70 days before the midterms and Donald Trumps escalates a trade war with America’s neighbor to the north.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bizarre letters to Donald Trump are revealed from one his closest aides. Plus, after a debate gaffe, Trump stumps for Lindsey Graham’s sister.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the headlines grow more troubling for Donald Trump, the more MAGA blames a guy from Delaware. Plus, new evidence from Walmart that Americans are struggling as the White House claims that they do not need to produce as many jobs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As America’s debt hits $40 trillion, Donald Trump announces another pet project. Plus, as the number of incumbent losers hits a record, are Americans turning to the extremes for change?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in as more MAGA candidates seek primary wins while their leader faces historic low approval. Plus, the defense secretary campaigns in Iowa despite a six month war and a Navy ship reportedly in crisis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A world order upended as Donald Trump threatens United States allies while praising a nuclear nuclear nemesis. Plus, a rising Democratic star strikes a nerve with MAGA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Navy families sound the alarm about sailors struggling at sea, President Trump says there’s nothing to see here.  Plus, as crime drops across America, Trump takes a victory lap by going after Democrats.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After Alex Pretti was killed on an American street in Minneapolis, we are now learning the Trump administration rushed to investigate liberal advocacy groups instead of the federal agent who pulled the trigger.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The progressive left is licking their wounds after a swing and a miss in battleground Wisconsin. Plus, as another ICE encounter surfaces on video, agents may soon get gloves that deliver electric shocks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in as establishment Democrats take on the surging progressives. CNN brings you the latest on primaries in South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont and Alabama.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An elaborate secret plan to get President Trump out of Turkey following the NATO summit last month after a credible threat against him.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump's economy gets another abysmal jobs report. Plus, a court stops Trump’s ballroom. Also, first the munitions shortage, now a top general is looking for an offramp to the Iran war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the United States running out of firepower to fight wars? The President denies friction with Pete Hegseth over munitions and worries its weakening his hand against Iran.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will a progressive win a purple state? Republicans villainize the winner of the Michigan democratic primary. Plus, companies are getting tariff refunds but not the Americans who paid the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats in Michigan decide who will represent them in a critical race to keep their seat. Plus, a congressman accused of abuse refuses to leave his race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump lashes out at Jeanine Pirro over her U-turn at the Reflecting Pool. Plus, the President’s pick to run the Justice Department may be scrapping the retribution fund, but Donald Trump still gets immunity for his past.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How will the economy impact the midterm elections? Plus, a former Olympian is off the hook after the government admits the Reflecting Pool renovation was a rushed job. Also, Trump’s exasperation with Iran is on full display.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president says he’ll put Todd Blanche’s nomination on ice until the Republican senators pushing back are gone. Plus, with less than 100 days to go until midterms, Democrats have the edge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A terrible report card for the President. His lowest approval rating since the insurrection. An overwhelming 73% of Americans say he’s paying attention to the wrong things.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time runs out and fears of ICE raids escalate for Haitians. This as a new federal rule fast tracks deportation proceedings for nearly half a million asylum seekers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump lashes out at reporters and on social media as he’s backed into a corner on Iran and the economy. Plus, the Pentagon obscures the human cost of the Iran war. Meanwhile, United States weapon stockpiles dip and so does Americans’ support for the war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump, who has a fraught relationship with the media and is waging an aggressive crackdown on leaks, spoke Friday night to hundreds of journalists at the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the war escalates, the White House describes its Iran strategy as a head for an eye. This as the president’s poll numbers are flashing red. Plus, Trump says the nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia now has strings attached.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A moment of truth for the war in Iran? A key senator is warning his party about its impact ahead of the midterms. Plus, Trump-backed candidates win big in Arizona as election deniers are now on the ballot for November.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president digs in on his war with Iran as the defense secretary goes to Congress with a nearly $70 billion request. Plus, New Jersey’s governor admits a software error added thousands of noncitizens to the voter rolls.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The alleged suspect of an explosion outside of a federal building in New York City was carrying "anti-ICE" material. Plus, is Iran turning into Trump’s forever war? Also, Trump announces new tariffs against Canada. What it could mean for the affordability crisis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 A warning from Markwayne Mullin for state election officials if they don’t follow DHS orders on election security. Plus, United States strikes in Iran intensify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump delivers a primetime address the White House says will shock you. Also, a key senator says Todd Blanche will get his support to be attorney general only after he meets with Epstein survivors. Plus, the New Mexico attorney general blasts the DOJ claiming they are stonewalling his Epstein investigation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President’s men on Capitol Hill tow the President’s line while blurring others. Plus, a furious Trump says the suspension of ICE traffic stops is over after the DHS secretary is blasted for the move.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president says all options are on the table in Iran. As strikes intensify, the question remains what’s the endgame? Plus, after two deadly ICE shootings in less than a week, a change in tactics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge slams Trump’s IRS lawsuit and slush fund for his allies. A slap on the wrist for his attorneys, including the man tapped to be the next attorney general.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, one fatal shooting, two very different stories and a call for an independent investigation. Plus, new satellite imagery shows activity at Iranian nuclear and missile bases after the memorandum of understanding was in place. Also, the president says it's the SAVE Act or nothing, refusing to sign the bipartisan housing bill that's set to become law tonight. Live from the Food Network, Isaiah Martin, Joe Borelli, Caroline Sunshine, and Charles Blow join Abby for a special Summer Fridays edition of NewsNight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join the conversation on tonight's breaking news: tensions between the US and Iran escalate with reports of an assassination plot against President Trump. Tune in for expert insights and diverse viewpoints. We dive deep into the chaos surrounding the US electoral system as Trump fires the Election Assistance Commission leaders. What does this mean for the upcoming midterms? Don't miss different perspectives and heated debates. A tragic ICE operation leads to a fatal shooting with many questions left unanswered. We're discussing accountability, policy implications, and the human stories behind the headlines. Tune in for a comprehensive look at today's immigration crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump declares the Iran ceasefire over. What happens now with the war that was supposed to only last a few days? Plus, Graham Platner exits and the race is on in Maine to find a new candidate fast.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Graham Platner’s campaign unravels but will he quit in time to give the next candidate a chance? Plus, Trump blasts NATO and tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Political shockwaves in the Maine Senate race. In a CNN exclusive interview, a woman who dated Graham Platner says he raped her in 2021, an allegation he denies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump spins profiting off the presidency while defending his public stakes in private businesses. Plus, another worrying sign for the economy as the United States added jobs at a slower rate than expected.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the Supreme Court rejects Trump’s attempt to kill birthright citizenship, MAGA has a backup plan. Plus, after calling affordable housing a yawn, the president shows off his new plane.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A return that would make the founding fathers blush, the president’s cashing in on industries over which he has influence. Plus, the Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 14th Amendment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump gets more power from the Supreme Court while his fight against mail-in ballots suffers a blow. Plus, it’s landmark, it’s bipartisan, and it will help Americans afford homes, but the president refuses to sign it.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tucker Carlson calls Trump 'weak' as conservative critics grow bolder. Tune in to hear more on this brewing GOP division from Abby Phillip's table of diverse voices. Let's talk about the future of American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He accused them of eating cats and dogs, now Donald Trump can start deporting hundreds of thousands of migrants after the Supreme Court expands his power.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump upends his agenda and holds a bipartisan housing bill hostage over his demands on voting reform. Plus, tempers flare between Trump and his own party.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in as Zohran Mamdani’s influence is put to the test. Will socialism be on the rise? Plus, Donald Trump and Iran contradict each other as the Senate votes to rebuke his war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House touts a concession from Iran that was in the Obama deal while the United States allows Iran to sell oil in dollars for the first time in decades. Plus, Hilary Clinton reignites a debate over how America votes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President lashes out at critics of his Iran agreement as his number two delivers a blunt warning to Israel. Plus, another MAGA civil war erupts over the Iran deal.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump defends what many Republicans call a surrender, the worst foreign policy blunder in decades, and crazy.  So, is Iran better off now than before the war?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mystery intensifies over what the United States and Iran agreed to as the goal posts move and the backpedals spin. Plus, why half of Americans now refuse to identify as Republican or Democrat.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Conservatives unleash on Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran calling it a surrender. Plus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the DOJ is investigating his family. Also, the White House refuses to condemn a fighter’s smear against Michelle Obama despite widespread outrage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fate of the Iran War depends on who you ask. Conflicting versions emerge of a potential agreement to keep talking but leaves out nuclear specifics. Plus, Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire. Is this a reason to celebrate or be horrified?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the world spins, so does the fate of the Iran war. Trump calls off more strikes with claims of an agreement. Also, the president vows to pressure over his pick to run America’s intelligence, while the House rejects extending his spy powers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After insisting the United States is close to a deal with Iran, the president says he’ll start bombing them again. Plus, Republicans sound the alarm after inflation hits the highest pace in three years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in and we learn the fates of a Trump ally and a Trump snub as MAGA tries to make masculinity an issue in the midterms. Plus, as Trump says an Iran deal is imminent at least 38 times, one Republican compares him to a cartoon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MAGA’s fraud fever rises as California’s reality television candidate sinks to third place. Plus, Israel defies the president as attacks begin again with Iran.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Graham Platner too much for the Democrats to handle? James Carville says no. Plus, Donald Trump tells his new man overseeing intel agencies to start taking them apart.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the president selects Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department, his would be predecessor appears to throw him under the bus. Plus, Donald Trump reveals why he chose a man with zero intel experience to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The House votes to rein in Trump’s powers against Iran as the war drags on. Plus, Trump’s party officially bucks him on the ballroom and the slush fund which he suggests isn’t dead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Results are now coming in from election primaries across the nation. CNN is following races in California, Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, New Jersey, and New Mexico.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump drops his fund to compensate allies after Republican and legal backlash. But, can the IRS still investigate him? Also, as Iran suspends talks, the president throws his hands up and says he doesn’t care.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If Congress or public opinion isn’t stopping Donald Trump, gavels certainly are. Judges block his name on the Kennedy Center and his fund to pay allies. Plus, new allegations of corruption, the President keeps buying stock in companies then promoting, touting, or awarding them government contracts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A deal for a plan for an agreement for a memorandum to keep talking all while Iran unearths its missile stockpile. Plus, as a giant UFC cage goes up at America’s most famous house, and so does the volume of critics against the spectacle.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The feds launch a criminal investigation into one of Donald Trump’s accusers tied to the lawsuits against him. Plus, after telling Americans that Joe Biden did a great job at the infamous debate, a new version from the former First Lady.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in and the longtime senator snubbed by Donald Trump learns his fate. Plus, even MAGA fans are shocked by the brazen presidency. Also, Republican hawks blast the rumored deal with Iran, calling it worse than Obama’s.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump defends his slush fund to pay his allies and wants praise for not taking money himself. Plus, as Americans hit the road, consumer sentiment hits an all time low and the president’s economic approval crashes.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Questions rise on Trump losing control over the Senate. Plus, Iran is rebuilding faster than expected as Trump and Israel diverge on the war’s future. Also, CNN gets ahold of the Democrat’s infamous 2024 presidential election autopsy.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

January 6 officers are suing Donald Trump over his slush fund to pay rioters as the party sounds the alarm. Plus, Republicans are moving closer to blocking public money for Trump’s big ballroom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The results are in from the revenge primaries. Plus, why the president rattles the Republican Senate by endorsing a challenger. Also, as the DOJ slush fund deal bans the IRS from investigating Trump and his family, the administration doesn’t rule out paying rioters who assaulted cops.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president sets up a slush fund with taxpayer money to compensate his allies including the Capitol rioters. Plus, the separation of church and state disappears in the modern era.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the pressure mounts so do the president’s outbursts. How another week of war is weighing on Donald Trump. Plus, the administration is considering a slush fund paid for by Americans to compensate MAGA allies who were investigated by Biden’s DOJ.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president gets a red line warning from China as Donald Trump’s predecessor defends the deal made to avoid a war with Iran. Plus, many of the talking heads who entertain conspiracies are shocked when Americans believe them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US-Israeli war with Iran and ensuing global energy crisis loom over Trump's visit to China. Trump is expected to encourage Xi Jinping to push Tehran, a Chinese ally, to agree to a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint vital to oil trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Americans are broke and fed up as a damning new look shows an overwhelming majority are feeling financial pain and are blaming Donald Trump. Plus, an explosive new report undercuts Trump’s war claims.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Iran playing Donald Trump? The frustration builds as negotiations draw out. Plus, the Supreme Court allows Alabama to eliminate a district held by a Black Democrat as the map wars spread across America.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Virginia deals a blow to Democrats retaliating against Donald Trump’s redistricting moves in a consequential twist. Plus, is JD Vance losing his advantage to potentially become the next Republican presidential nominee to America’s top diplomat?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States attacks Iran in what’s being called retaliation. Is this a restart of the war? Plus, chaos erupts as Tennessee is the next state to gerrymander.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the potential deal to end the war with Iran the same or worse than Obama’s? Plus, the White House touts a statistic that is usually a warning sign for the fate of the economy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The generation raised during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are getting louder against America’s war in Iran. Plus, the president demands Republicans cancel elections to redraw their maps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dive into the complexities of Trump's Iran War, rising CEO pays, and the economics behind it all. From troop withdrawals to CEO bonuses, we're covering it all with our dynamic panel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As gas prices hit a new high in the third month of the war and polls hit new lows, the administration says the war is a popular one. Plus, while the FCC targets ABC after Jimmy Kimmel’s joke, the president suggests to fire him or else.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A war reckoning and a defense secretary turning partisan when confronted for answers on Capitol Hill. Plus, a Trump foe turns himself in. Do Americans approve of the latest stop on the president’s retribution tour?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The DOJ secures another indictment against Trump foe James Comey over his post that made waves. Plus, the FCC targets ABC with an extraordinary move after Jimmy Kimmel’s joke infuriates the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A uniquely American scene devolves into a uniquely American aftermath with finger pointing intensifying after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices