Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day's biggest stories.
Abby Philip dives into the growing chaos surrounding ICE raids and their violent confrontations with demonstrators, particularly in Minneapolis following a deadly ICE shooting. The segment features an intense debate between commentators on the current state of federal enforcement actions and public protests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The DOJ takes Donald Trump's vendetta against the Federal Reserve to an extraordinary level. Plus, after ICE's shooting of a citizen in Minneapolis, DHS is flooding the state with more agents while the White House attacks those speaking up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New angles of ICE's fatal shooting in Minneapolis showcase a Rorschach test for a divided nation. Plus, Tucker Carlson calls out the right for being hypocritical on their reaction to this tragedy versus Charlie Kirk's death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Trump administration attacks the woman shot by ICE, claiming she caused her own death. Plus, after instantly calling the incident domestic terror, federal officials are now blocking Minnesota from the evidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Anger on the streets after an ICE agent fatally shoots a woman in her car. The White House is calling it self defense while witnesses call it murder. Plus, as the United States seizes two more oil tankers linked to Venezuela, tempers flare on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The administration openly flirts with taking a NATO ally by force. Would the world fight back? Plus, in the Trump era, some autocrats get captured while others get loved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oil, drugs, or democracy? Donald Trump's conflicting reasons for the brazen capture of Nicolas Maduro. Plus, the President puts other nations on notice, warning they may be next. Also, Pete Hegseth punishes Sen. Mark Kelly for a similar message the defense secretary once issued about illegal orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The House Judiciary Committee on New Year's Eve released a transcript and video of its closed-door hearing with Jack Smith, the former special counsel who led the two failed prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
After denying any involvement in his Tennessee prosecution for alleged human smuggling, internal DOJ files suggest otherwise. Will it help Kilmar Ábrego García's claim of a vindictive prosecution? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
CNN has exclusively learned that the CIA carried out a drone strike in Venezuela earlier this month. It is the first known United States attack inside the country. Sources tell CNN that the target appears to have been a remote dock on the coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A tale of two economies. A surprisingly strong report but why don't things feel more affordable for most Americans? Plus, a look at who is getting in and who is getting out this midterm season. Also, MAGA embraces Nicki Minaj. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Thousands of new Epstein files are released and, as the President's name appears, the Justice Department blasts untrue and sensationalist claims. Plus, the Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Is the MAGA feud a sign of bigger problems ahead? Plus, the vice president spoke at Turning Point USA and didn't denounce any of it. Plus, the DOJ takes back some of what was released in the Epstein files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
They're the subject of scrutiny, conspiracy, and mystery. Now, Pam Bondi faces a midnight deadline to release all of the Epstein files. Plus, President Trump puts his name on the Kennedy Center despite legal questions about whether he can do that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The President makes his case despite an unpopular economy, a fractured base, and an anxious republic. Plus, centrist Republicans buck their speaker as America's healthcare hangs in the balance. Also, Donald Trump takes his trolling to a brand new level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A stunning interview from Donald Trump's gatekeeper. Trump's chief of staff says she's surrounded by a right wing zealot, a conspiracy theorist, and a president with the personality of an alcoholic. Also, as unemployment hits a four year high, JD Vance admits there's an affordability crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How low can American leadership go? The President uses Rob Reiner's tragic murder to attack him politically. One conservative says the Reiner response shows why more of Trump's supporters are leaving him. But, a new report suggests he's not listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump's hand-picked RNC chair predicts doom is coming as new cracks emerge in the President's armor. Plus, new pictures from Jeffrey Epstein's estate shows his world was both secret and bipartisan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump's months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that the US had taken control of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move which risks inflaming tensions with that country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The President hits the road to sell and unpopular economy and, just like rising prices, he's grading on a curve. Plus, Donald Trump calls for the deportation of a sitting congresswoman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As more Americans say they are worse off financially this year, and they're paying more for groceries, Donald Trump turns on the gaslight. Plus, the President walks back the green light on releasing the video of the second strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The alleged pipe bomber says he believed the election conspiracy as the FBI's number two suggests he pushed conspiracies for cash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why images of an alleged war crime may be in the eye of the beholder. Plus, the retribution tour suffers another cancellation. A look at why a grand jury is rejecting Trump's thirst for revenge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Closer scrutiny is starting to expose the administration's story as a watchdog says Pete Hegseth put troops in danger. Plus, after the President calls high costs a fake narrative, his money man now blames the electoral map. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth double down on their distancing from the double tap strike in an alleged drug boat. Plus, the President attacks an immigrant community over fraud and a foe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Damning new accusations about Donald Trump's boat bombings and who ordered the kills. Plus, while the President strikes alleged drug boats, he pardons one of the world's most notorious kingpins responsible for cocaine into America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot just blocks away from the White House and both are in critical condition. The suspect is in custody and a source tells CNN that he is not cooperating with investigators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In a federal escalation, the FBI says they want to talk to the six who told the military to disobey illegal orders. Plus, a leaked chat reveals America's dealmaking between Russia and Ukraine with a war and a MAGA base in the balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
President Trump's revenge tour turns into a debacle as cases against two foes are outright dismissed. Plus, he's calling them the seditious six, and now Pete Hegseth threatens one of them for speaking out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will be resigning from office in January, stunning some in her own party after a shocking, monthslong political pivot that catapulted her from one of President Donald Trump's closest allies to one of his top antagonists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The president of the United States calls for the execution of several Democrats for telling troops to follow the law. Plus, the Coast Guard will reportedly no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Signed, sealed, and delivered. But, when will we see all the Epstein files? There is growing concern about transparency and delays. Plus, a key economic report is delayed and Trump's approval numbers are dropping as Americans are fed up with high costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Unity on Capitol Hill as the House and the Senate overwhelmingly stand together on the most divisive of topics—the Epstein files. The public is one major step closer to knowing what secrets those files contain. Plus, a royal reception for the Saudi crown prince complete with revisionist history when it comes to murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On the eve of the Epstein vote, Donald Trump sees the writing on the wall and reverses his threats against Republicans. Plus, the MAGA civil war takes a new turn as the president defends Tucker Carlson for giving a holocaust denier a platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As pressure mounts ahead of the vote to release the Epstein files, Donald Tump orders his Justice Department to turn the spotlight on his foes. Plus, despite featuring the issue on the campaign trail, the president calls Republicans who care about Epstein stupid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As more Epstein revelations surface, a shift emerges. A look at why Donald Trump is bracing for mass defections from his own party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Disturbing new revelations about what Donald Trump knew in Jeffrey Epstein's own words. Plus, first they fired the messenger, now the White House says we'll never see last month's jobs report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A chilling surprise as America's greatest ally stops sharing intelligence with the United States, fearful that Donald Trump is breaking the law. Plus, while his predecessor downplayed the problem, the President denies economic woes even exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fury and finger pointing after some Democrats break ranks to end the government shutdown without getting healthcare subsidies. Plus, one of Donald Trump's affordability ideas is being called economic genocide for Gen Z. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shutdown frustration is sky high, SNAP recipients are on the edge, government workers don't have a paycheck. Are government lawmakers any closer to making a deal? Plus, prices are up, consumer confidence hits a three year low, layoffs are skyrocketing, but a defiant Donald Trump says the Democrat's affordability argument is a con job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Trump administration is shutting down 10% of flights across the country because of the shutdown. Plus, the fight inside the GOP over the Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes interview is far from over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The day after a blue wave, Trump weighs in. Plus, are Republicans willing to end the filibuster in the Senate to meet Trump's demands for the shutdown? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper anchor Election Day coverage as voters across the country head to the polls in the first major elections of President Trump's second term. We bring you all the latest exit polls, analysis, and up to date results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As the president goes Gatsby, his administration says Americans will only get half of their food stamps this month. Plus, after spending months accusing Joe Biden of not knowing who he pardoned, Trump says he knows nothing about his own pardon of the crypto convict who helped make Trump's empire richer again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
40 millions Americans are facing hunger with food stamps about to expire. Trump is shrugging it off as the Democrats' problem. As courts weigh in, Trump now says he'll fund it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As the clock ticks, the President and Congress not may think 40 million Americans losing food stamps is an emergency but a judge does. Plus, Republicans escalate their rhetoric against Zohran Mamdani and tonight the New York frontrunner responds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The leaders of the world's biggest economies will have their first face-to-face in years. One that could have global consequences for President Trump and President Xi. A good meeting could mean a deal on trade and a bad one could mean the cost on many goods could skyrocket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The US military conducted strikes against four more boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 14 people on board the vessels, with one survivor, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The shutdown is about to get desperately real as forty million Americans who rely on food stamps will soon be without them. Will this be an inflection point in the standoff? Plus, as MAGA insists there's a plan to get Donald Trump a third term, he's on board with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New evidence undercuts a Democratic candidate's claims that he didn't know that his tattoo was linked to the Nazis. Is this disqualifying? Plus, instead of tearing down the tariff wall with Canada, Donald Trump slaps barbed wire on top of it after a troll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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