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

The last 20 living hostages held in Gaza were released on Monday, reuniting with their families in jubilant scenes as world leaders gathered in Egypt to discuss the future of Gaza and the next phases of the US-brokered ceasefire deal.
Oct 14, 2025
The shutdown gets real as the Trump administration starts to fire federal workers and tensions boil over between the supposed deal makers.
Oct 11, 2025
The retribution tour intensifies as the person who charged Donald Trump’s business gets charged by his Justice Department after his order. Plus, the President’s attempts to put troops on the streets of Chicago meets the court.
Oct 10, 2025
A note and a whisper signals a breakthrough. Is the President’s peace deal on the edge of glory? Also, while MAGA demands critics not call them fascists or autocrats, Donald Trump calls for the jailing and silencing of Democratic leaders.
Oct 9, 2025
The real world impact of the government’s shutdown is starting to show as Donald Trump raises the stakes by threatening paychecks. Plus, the attorney general who’s been under fire from the left and right takes a field trip to Congress.
Oct 8, 2025
Donald Trump versus American cities, red states versus blue states. A battle over power boils over between the gavel and the ground. Plus, as ICE confrontations multiply across Chicago, the city is now declaring some areas free from raids.
Oct 7, 2025
The arrest of a MAGA influencer in a blue city becomes the administration’s red flag to enter. Plus, Blackhawks, flash bangs, kids in zip ties—a violent raid at an apartment building in Chicago illustrates the escalation of ICE’s tactics in American streets.
Oct 4, 2025
As the shutdown becomes a meme fight, is the GOP’s celebration giving the wrong impression to fed up Americans? Plus, the no wars president tells Congress the United States is in the middle of one with drug cartels. But, are his boat strikes crossing a legal line?
Oct 3, 2025
America’s October surprise is a government shutdown and the lines in the sand are drawn. Who will blink first? Plus, once again Donald Trump blurs the line between socialism and capitalism. Also, did the President just promise to send America’s sons and daughters to fight a war for Qatar?
Oct 2, 2025
The United States government is poised to shutdown and Donald Trump is threatening pink slips if no deal is reached. Plus, after meeting with Democrats at the White House, the President mocks them with a video. Also, the tv host turned defense secretary gathers the nation’s military leaders to scold, lecture, groom, and drop a plug.
Oct 1, 2025