Abby Phillip anchors NewsNight with Abby Phillip on CNN. She was previously CNN’s senior political correspondent and anchor of Inside Politics Sunday. She joined the network in 2017 to cover the Trump administration and served as a White House correspondent through 2019. In January 2020, she moderated CNN’s Democratic presidential debate in Iowa. She also anchored special coverage of election night in America for the 2020 election. In January 2021, she anchored the CNN Special Report: Kamala Harris: Making History about the vice president’s barrier-breaking career and the childhood experiences that helped shape her.

Abby previously worked at The Washington Post, ABC News and Politico. Throughout her career she has covered multiple presidents, campaign finance, lobbying and several presidential campaigns.

Abby was named to the Time 100 Next list in 2021 and was the recipient of the National Urban League’s Women of Power award. She was raised in Bowie, Maryland, and is a graduate of Harvard University with a degree in government. When not on television, she spends time with her husband, daughter and their pup, Booker T.