CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

Donald Trump plans to give Jack Smith a pink-slip and assemble a team to investigate the nonexistent 2020 election fraud. Plus, a look at the billionaire Trump is putting in charge of the Treasury. He is a hedge fund manager who might not see eye-to-eye with his boss with a key campaign promise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump picks Pam Bondi to be the next attorney general as Matt Gaetz exits. Will that empower Republicans to give the hook to other Trump picks accused of sexual misconduct? Plus, a CNN deep-dive turns up another Trump favorite comparing him to Hitler.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republicans move closer to keeping an House Ethics Committee report hidden as Democrats turn to the FBI to shine some light on Matt Gaetz' alleged misdeeds. Plus, the Trump cabinet shuns the diversity of the new MAGA coalition. Also, Bill Clinton calls his wife’s and Kamala Harris’ White House runs casualties of the culture wars.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A close look MAGA and masculinity and why men are tiring of the toxic label and where they are turning to feel heard. Plus, school officials make sacrifices on the altar of Trump by trying to weld together church and state. Also, new reporting reveals morning show hosts made their Mar-a-Lago mission trip to maneuver their way off of Donald Trump’s enemies list.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Damning new allegations about Matt Gaetz are not deterring Donald Trump for trying to confirm him as his next attorney general. Plus, the president-elect’s critics warned he would use the American military on American soil and now Trump confirms it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fates of two Donald Trump nominees are in doubt after new revelations emerge. Plus, Trump’s shock and awe picks admit they’ll be wrecking balls to Uncle Sam’s staples. Also, as liberals embark on the ‘we told you so’ tour, Charles Barkley says they are anything but role models.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump promised to put RFK Jr. in charge of making America healthy again as doctors warn his wellness conspiracies are anything but benign. Plus, the president-elect uses his attorney general pick to test Republicans in Congress.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump races to fill out his cabinet and promises to put a Florida man investigated for sex trafficking at the head of the Justice Department. Plus, the president-elect picks a former Democrat friendly to Putin, friendly to Assad, and foe to Hillary Clinton to oversee America’s spies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump picks a Fox News morning show anchor to run the military. Plus, Trump picks a familiar face to be his man in Tel Aviv whose past comments complicate an already complicated Middle East jigsaw puzzle. Also, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy get Trump’s trust to run a new government agency charged with laying off potentially millions of federal workers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump is expected to tap Florida’s senior senator to be America’s next top diplomat. The picks are starting to come in for Trump’s transition and Donald Trump is drafting hardliners to run his second term. Plus, Democrats try to trace how they wound up in the political wilderness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices