CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

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