CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Questions emerge of justice or judicial tyranny as a lot of what Donald Trump does gets undone. Plus, do foreigners have a right to free speech in America? A move in the administration gives Cold War flashbacks. Also, FBI rookies get on the wrong side of MAGA as they find government jobs aren’t that easy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have raised the cost of imports for everyone from giant businesses to everyday Americans. But the administration immediately appealed the decision on Wednesday night, leaving the situation uncertain for consumers and companies and potentially prolonging the battle over whether T...

Why the butterfly effect of Donald Trump’s war on colleges may bring America backwards. Plus, as the White House insists power is not for sale, the President pardons a tax cheat after his mother attends a million dollar dinner. Also, lost liberals are spending big bucks to figure out a culture dominated by dudes.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union, citing a lack of progress in current trade negotiations. Trump’s comments came after another trade-related post on Truth Social that threatened a 25% tariff on Apple if it continues to make the iPhone overseas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The most transparent president in history goes behind closed doors to line his pockets. Plus, the most pro free speech president in history is now banning all international students at Harvard in an unprecedented escalation. Also, the most fiscally responsible president in history unleashes a bill that many Republicans liken to an iceberg of bankruptcy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

President Donald Trump met his South African counterpart in the Oval Office on Wednesday where he ordered the lights dimmed and launched into what amounted to an ambush of his visitor, screening a video he claimed was evidence for his false suggestion that White South Africans are being subjected to persecution and “genocide.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The big squeeze. Donald Trump hits the Hill, drops the f-bomb, and threatens Republicans who don’t think his big bill is all that beautiful. Plus, Elon Musk is now considering spending less money in politics.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A humbling cancer diagnosis becomes a political football. Plus, Donald Trump makes an admission about his tariffs while threatening companies that dare tell the truth. Also, she lost her life storming the Capitol on January 6th, now the Trump administration is paying her family millions.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Biden’s decline on tape. We are now hearing the recordings of the infamous interview with Robert Hur who called Biden an elderly man with a poor memory. Plus, is the outrage over James Comey’s instagram post warranted or is it just theatre?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The good news: Donald Trump’s tariff drunk economy may be defying gravity. The bad news: what goes up doesn’t always come down. Plus, the Supreme Court hears MAGA’s case for erasing the 14th amendment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A victory at the border or a crisis? The White House tries to have it both ways. Plus, bipartisan backlash to MAGA’s red pen to Medicaid. Also, when it comes to foreign money in politics, Trump 2025 meet Trump 2016.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Donald Trump scores a string of wins, a debate emerges over whether the rollercoaster ride is just ending up where it began. Plus, gift or grift. A foreign nation donates a new Air Force One but even MAGA says it flies in the face of swamp-draining.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to challenge their detention in court, two people familiar with the consideration told CNN. One of Trump’s top aides, Stephen Miller, confirmed publicly Friday that the administration was “actively looking at” suspending habeas...

The first American pope inherits a world skeptical of America and a legacy skeptical of MAGA. Plus, liberals have been chanting to tax the rich for years and now Donald Trump may agree. Also, after a US attorney nominee fails, the President heads to the Fox News greenroom again.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump’s evolving view of the economy begs the question--is he a socialist? Plus, the world map becomes a deportation dart board. Also, Scranton Joe returns to the office.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the clock ticks, proof emerges there is more wheeling than dealing in the spin factory. Also, neighbors United States and Canada sit down for trade talks. Plus, the Supreme Court gives Trump the green light to ban transgender troops.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The backbone of American democracy takes a chill up the spine. Plus, another tariff, another topic, another target. Also, days of delays at one of America’s busiest airports begs the question—who is at the controls?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House unveiled a budget blueprint Friday that would pump more money into defense and homeland security, while taking an ax to programs the Trump administration has already targeted, including education, foreign aid, environment, health and public assistance programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump drops Mike Waltz from the national security team but is this just the beginning? Also, a Texas judge tells the man who appointed him your deportation plan goes too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The economy gets bad news and Trump says it is not his doing. Plus, did Trump blow the DOJ’s argument on the man deported to El Salvador? Also, the FBI dives into the archives in its war on woke.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crossing the symbolic barrier between the first 100 days of his presidency and the 1,361 that remain, Trump basked in adulation from a supportive crowd and declared that he had just completed the “the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country.” He waxed nostalgic about his last act with familiar grievances and hyperbolic claims, and seized the moment to set...

A 59% majority of the public now says President Donald Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, up from 51% in March and on par with the worst numbers Joe Biden saw during his presidency. Americans remain broadly unhappy with the nation’s economy, the survey finds.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

The Wisconsin judge who was arrested by the FBI on Friday and accused of interfering in the arrest of an undocumented immigrant has a decadeslong history of advocating for the poor and vulnerable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump aired frustrations with China as the trade war he initiated continues between the world’s two largest economies. The president said his administration had meetings with Chinese officials regarding trade this morning, while China has denied it is engaged in direct talks with the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices