Roland Martin Reports Daily Podcast

• Rep. Steve King stirs up another controversy after sending out a racially inflammatory Tweet that has critics from both sides of the aisle condemning him. • The CBO released its report on the GOP’s Obamacare replacement plan: The CBO predicts next year, there will be 14 million more uninsured Americans than under the Affordable […]

• Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill’s recent comments about Alabama’s voter ID law during the #Selma52 ceremony hit a nerve with voting rights advocates who argue Alabama is one of many states engaging in voter suppression. Merrill joined Roland Martin during Monday’s edition of NewsOne Now to discuss his remarks, voter fraud, and voter ID […]

• Two House committees approved the GOP health care bill after a combined 45 hours of debate that continued through Thursday night. Some Republicans in the House and Senate are saying not so fast. Among their objections, they’re opposed to the bill moving at such a fast pace without a known price tag. • The Department […]

• Women across the United States and around the world showed their power and marched for gender equality and equal pay during a #DayWithoutAWoman protest on International Women’s Day. • Rep. Elijah Cummings met with President Donald Trump to discuss how to bring down the high cost of prescription drugs and he delivered a message to […]

• President Trump and House Republican leaders talk up their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, but they’re already running into opposition within their own party from lawmakers who say the plan doesn’t go far enough. • WikiLeaks released over 8,000 documents claiming the C.I.A. targeted gadgets like smartphones and smart TVs as part […]

• Thousands of Americans were not in a celebratory mood on President’s Day. Protesters attended “Not My President” rallies nationwide to push back against Donald Trump’s Policies and harsh rhetoric. • At Morehouse College in Atlanta, students turned the President’s Day holiday into “Barack Obama Day.” • Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer says he’s going to […]

• Donald Trump’s first solo press conference was a rambling and contentious hour and 15-minute train wreck full of “alternative facts” that left reporters scratching their heads. • A federal judge ruled that depositions and discovery can continue over the next 90 days in the Baltimore police officers’ malicious prosecution lawsuit against Marilyn Mosby. • Shermichael Singleton, a […]

• The mystery behind Donald Trump’s love-fest with Vladimir Putin may soon be revealed as new information about Trump’s ties to Russia come to light. • President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder withdraws from consideration as Republican Senators turned against him. • Rev. Jim Wallis, author of ‘America’s Original Sin’, says White Evangelicals are […]

• Telecommunications giants like At&T, Verizon and Comcast oppose an open internet arguing it stifles innovation and industry growth. Now a group of civil rights organizations have thrown their support behind President Trump’s plan to essentially end Net Neutrality after they received funds from the major telecoms. • After President Trump fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn amidst […]

• National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night following intelligence reports he discussed U.S. sanctions with a Russian envoy and later lied about it. • A new voting rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Black residents in rural Jones County, North Carolina. • President Trump has repeatedly alleged that millions of […]

• 11th Annual Moral March in Raleigh, North Carolina draws 80,000. Rev. William Barber discusses how Fusion Politics is transforming North Carolina. • Singer Jeffrey Osborne and Mark Kibble from Take Six spoke with Roland Martin during Monday’s edition of NewsOne Now about the passing of the legendary Al Jarreau. •Montel Williams talks Trump and […]

President Donald Trump gets trumped on his Muslim Travel ban as a three-judge panel ruled unanimously against reinstating. Trump vowed to keep fighting for his discriminatory ban, Tweeting, in all caps: “SEE YOU IN COURT, THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION IS AT STAKE!” Nine different sources say Trump’s national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn spoke […]

Senate Republicans attempt to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren for reading Coretta Scott King’s letter backfires during the debate over Jeff Sessions nomination for Attorney General. President Trump attacked the three judges who ruled on his Muslim travel ban while they were deciding the whether or not it would be reinstated. In Baltimore, 40 people were […]

Actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell sat down with Roland Martin during the NewsOne Now Prime Time Special: Excellence In Black Hollywood to discuss her transition from a child-star to a grown-up star, how she became involved in the WGN America hit series Underground and dealing with the “open wounds” left on African Americans from slavery. Rapper / Actor […]

Sen. Elizabeth Warren was silenced by Senate Republicans for reading Coretta Scott King’s letter criticizing Sen. Jeff Sessions during a Senate debate. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing on President Trump’s discriminatory travel ban Tuesday night. The three-judge panel will decide whether or not the travel ban suspension will stand. Betsy DeVos was […]