CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.

Episodes

August 6, 2025 47 mins
His base demanded answers, they fed and bred conspiracies, but now Donald Trump is telling them there is nothing to see here. Plus, the confederate statues toppled during America’s racial reckoning are now rising again.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A suspicious explanation for why the Department of Justice is talking with Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice as Republicans subpoena a dream team of MAGA’s most wanted. Plus, Texas wants the FBI to hunt down the Democrats on the run as the President says redrawing the map isn’t a privilege but a right.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In a standoff at the Alamo, Democrats go missing in Texas as Republicans try to redraw the political map. Plus, as pressure mounts over famine and fighting, Israel may be on the brink of occupying all of Gaza.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In Donald Trump’s economy, size apparently does matter. The bigger the tariff, the brighter the alarm about the cost of liberation. Plus, Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice is suddenly moved to a cushy new prison one week after meeting with Trump’s DOJ. Also, MAGA mansplains manhood.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Deal or divorce? A global economy is on edge with Donald Trump’s trade deadline just hours away. Plus, Trump floats doubling his universal tariffs. Also, America’s support for Israel’s war in Gaza hits a new low.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Donald Trump’s economy keeps defying gravity. So, will the run of yellow bricks continue? Or, is something wicked this way coming? Plus, liberals accuse Republicans of rigging the midterms after MAGA whips out the sharpies.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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MAGA defended the president, claiming he cut ties with a friend over dark secrets, but Donald Trump is ditching that defense. Turns out, one included a young Epstein victim. Plus, one group declares the man-made crisis in Gaza a famine, as one man gaslights and another demands credit. Also, conservatives insist other nations pay the tariffs. One Republican wants Americans to get rebate checks to ease the pain, but not all Americans...
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A curious twist in the Epstein saga, a look at what Ghislaine Maxwell received in order to talk to Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Plus, from famous to infamous, Americans debate the controversial legacies of fallen stars.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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As the war rages on, children in Gaza are starving to death. Why is the United States so silent? Plus, Donald Trump’s numbers hit the lowest of his sequel as his allies say the quiet part out loud about the Epstein files.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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They promised the files, they teased the files, but when they looked, turns out, Donald Trump’s apparently in the files. The explosive revelations involving the White House and secrets of Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, a Republican senator warns the Epstein saga will haunt the midterm elections.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Whatever is in the Epstein files, Donald Trump really doesn’t want to talk about it. So, why is Trump’s personal lawyer turned justice official suddenly so interested in speaking to Epstein’s coconspirator?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Donald Trump celebrates six months in office by playing the hits, while a rising number of Americans want a new album. Plus, after an immigrant here illegally shoots a border agent, the administration goes off on a man they helped dodge the law.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, including a note bearing Trump’s name and an outline of a naked woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The report Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. New revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as he slams the door on the MAGA mob. Plus, the White House makes an announcement about the president’s physical health. Also, Paramount pulls the plug on Colbert and the CBS franchise, but is it for money or politics?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The President calls his own supporters weak and rejects their backing over the Epstein backlash. Plus, would the appointment of a special counsel quiet the mob or inflame it? As 60% of the nation rejects MAGA’s mega bill, one Republican senator is showing regrets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Headwinds for Trump’s tariff economy. Are rising prices just a blip or the first drip? Plus, they demanded the files, they promised the files, and now Republicans vote to hide the files as President Trump floats another excuse to keep Jeffrey Epstein a mystery.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The release of the Epstein files was one of Trump’s selling points to get elected, but Trump now says it’s time to move on. Plus, from Epstein’s u-turn to Ukraine, Trump disappoints his base and begins to lose control.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable cause and ordered the department to stop detaining individuals based solely on race, spoken language or occupation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship is stopped nationwide as ICE’s show of force gets even stronger. Also, a California mayor issues a warning to residents to remain calm, stay indoors if possible, and to know your rights.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The FBI is investigating former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey for possible false statements to Congress following a referral from the current CIA Director John Ratcliffe, according to a person briefed on the matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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