CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Are Republicans panicking? The president changes his mind on trail stops while the governor of Florida issues a warning. Plus, the man spending nearly half a billion dollars on the midterms delivers a laundry list of fears if the Democrats win.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alaska and the feds investigate the alleged scheme by Democrats to recruit a spoiler candidate. Plus, the Trump and Biden administrations weren’t the only ones to investigate Ilhan Omar's marriage.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alaska's Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola has been leading in the polls, but is now under scrutiny after The New York Times published a blockbuster report linking her campaign to the effort that ended with a second person named Dan Sullivan on the ballot, designed to siphon votes away from her main opponent, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One week before America votes, the president two-steps in Texas and sows the seeds of doubt before the results. Also, some of its creators warn it could end the world, so would you invest in the AI boom?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just a week before the polls open, the closing messages focus on...the serious issues? Plus, in one of then nation’s most critical Senate races, are Republicans deploying the wrong strategy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It begins. The feds sue to block one state’s election certification if the Republican loses. Plus, Democrats are foreshadowing what happens if they get back power while the president is doing the same.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump uses his perfect call playbook to support the ad even some Republicans say crosses the line. Plus, from cash and checks to pardons and pipelines, the president’s list of midterm promises grows longer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president and the vice president defend the candidate behind an ad being called despicable as Donald Trump’s poll numbers sink deeper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The president pledges to spend more than $400 million on the midterms as another mogul jumps into the fray. Also, the race for Ohio governor turns even uglier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With two weeks to go until the midterm elections, the president’s to-do list is focused on his extreme makeovers and renaming states. Plus, as chaos erupts in France over education and rising costs, America’s right claims the turmoil will arrive in America if Democrats are elected.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fired before most learned how to pronounce her name. Is the press secretary’s ouster a sign of the chaos to come? Plus, Donald Trump stumps in Georgia for a candidate accused of links to white nationalists.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All eyes are on Michigan as the president attacks and a candidate gets a visitor and gives his take on Trump voters. Plus, the donor list for Trump’s ballroom is revealed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inflation accelerates and nearly half of Americans can’t afford the basics but the president doubles down. Plus, Ukraine says Donald Trump has chosen a side in the Russia war.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the embattled US ambassador to Greece, has been forced out of her job by the White House following a string of reports about alleged misconduct, marking a sudden and spectacular downfall for a high-profile figure in the MAGA movement with close ties to President Trump’s family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump resurrects his bribe as a Republican running for reelection says Trump is dragging down the party. Plus, in an extraordinary escalation, the feds search the home of one of Trump’s political enemies.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Isaias has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2. This is the first US hurricane landfall since Milton came ashore as a Category 3 south of Tampa exactly two years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A man from the Dominican Republic was shot by federal immigration agents during a targeted enforcement operation in the Bronx on Thursday, according to the Department of Homeland Security, marking the first shooting involving ICE agents in New York City since President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump stumps in one of America’s most important races but he’s becoming a lone star. Plus, one swing state Republican sounds like he’s running against Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump says his rallies are saving Republicans but some Republicans say they aren’t looking for a savior. Plus, will this midterm be the Latino revenge?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After telling Americans that mail-in voting is corrupt, a change in tune for Donald Trump as midterms draw closer. Plus, what happens if a Supreme Court justice leaves during Donald Trump’s final two years?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US labor market hit a soft patch in September as the economy added just 29,000 jobs and the unemployment rate increased to 4.2%, new Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the president’s approval hits a new career low, he begins to campaign in deep red states while living in an alternate reality. Plus, if you make Donald Trump richer, even if you lose money, no worries, have a dinner with the meme coin president.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Xavier Becerra, the Democratic favorite in California’s race for governor, sought to tie his Republican opponent Steve Hilton to the policies of President Trump as the two debated Wednesday night on CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the AI CEO’s issue new warnings, the president insists the industry doesn’t need regulation, just new branding. Plus, as Americans feel worse about the economy than at any point in modern history JD Vance claims he has a cure.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Taxpayers fund a new Republican campaign ad and critics pounce on MAGA’s champagne taste. Plus, did the president offer to sell weapons to China?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What did Donald Trump’s party for China accomplish? Plus, as the President toasts the Chinese leader, the White House is once again playing pool games with the media.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the American president fights the First Amendment, he welcomes an authoritarian leader to American shores. Plus, the administration first claimed 16,000 people illegally voted in Nevada, turns out the number is 0.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Donald Trump’s numbers hit a new low, more Republican candidates are backing away. Plus, a judge considers whether the American president can ban media outlets for coverage he doesn’t like.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a building that promotes peace, the American president issues an apocalyptic threat. This as only 26% of Americans approve of the war. Plus, Republican Senators call for an investigation into Donald Trump Jr. and the wedding gift he received from a Russian oligarch.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The media sues the president over his ban as his allies speak out against it. Plus, why are Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani meeting just 43 days before the midterms? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He took an oath to uphold the constitution and all of its freedoms and now Donald Trump is trying to ban CNN and other outlets for not being nice enough.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump tells voters he’s on the ballot but you wouldn’t know it by watching Republican ads. Plus, is Donald Trump plotting to East Wing the Kennedy Center?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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