Roland Martin Reports Daily Podcast

Thousands of protesters amassed at airports and on city streets across the country against what, by all accounts, was President Donald Trump making good on his campaign promise to ban Muslims from the U.S. The ban caused chaos and confusion over the weekend as hundreds of people, including refugees, and those with permanent resident status were […]

Trump’s Lies Matter: Voter Fraud Claims Are A Precursor To Massive Voter Suppression President Donald Trump has yet to sign a promised executive order to investigate his claims of voter fraud. But during a retreat for Republican members of Congress in Philadelphia on Thursday, Trump continued to espouse the unsubstantiated allegations that fraud occurred during the […]

Trump Turns Lie About Illegal Ballots Into Voter Fraud Probe President Donald Trump will order a major investigation into his bogus charges of voter fraud and says the results of the investigation might mean strengthening voter procedures, better known as GOP-led voter suppression efforts. The nation’s new President is holding on to his belief that anywhere from between […]

President Donald Trump’s Voter Fraud Claims Could Lead To More Voter Suppression President Donald Trump who won the 2016 presidential election with a “massive landslide” Electoral College victory still believes millions voted illegally and caused him to lose the popular vote. In his first official meeting with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders at the White House, […]

Supreme Court Rejects Texas Appeal Of Voter ID Law The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a lower court ruling that found Texas voter ID requirements discriminated against Blacks and Hispanics. The decision of the High Court dealt Texas Republicans a major blow in their efforts to revive strict voter ID requirements found to […]

Lies, Alternative Facts, Inauguration Crowd Size & The Trump Administration  Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States amid a backdrop of protests and controversy over how many people actually attended his inauguration. Watch Roland Martin and the NewsOne Now panel discuss White House press secretary, Sean Spicer bashing of the press for […]

As President Donald Trump assumes power, we reflect on the legacy of the nation’s first African-American president and first African-American first lady of the United States, former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. During a special edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of guests quantified the impact President Obama and his administration had […]

Can Ben Carson Ensure Trump Won’t Benefit From Him Becoming HUD Secretary?  Dr. Ben Carson sat before a Senate committee on Thursday morning to make the case that he should be the next HUD secretary. Carson told senators he’s committed to a listening tour to get input from local HUD offices and community leaders to […]

Congressmen Testify Against Sen. Jeff Sessions Senator Cory Booker and Congressmen John Lewis and Cedric Richmond testified against Senator Jeff Sessions during day two of his confirmation hearing to become attorney general. Booker made history as the first sitting senator to testify against another senator up for a cabinet post. During his testimony, Sen. Booker (D-NJ) said: “The arc […]

President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address to the American people, where he thanked his supporters, celebrated the ways we have changed this country for the better these past eight years, and offered his vision on where we all go from here. All that and more in this edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast Listen, […]

Senate Confirmation Hearings Begin For Sen. Jeff Sessions And Others The battle over whether to confirm Alabama senator Jeff Sessions as the next U.S. Attorney General hit the steps of Capitol Hill. Senator Sessions appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. He is the first of nine Trump cabinet picks to undergo a […]

Counter-Terrorism Expert Blasts Trump For Soft Stance On Russia Top U.S. intelligence chiefs gave President-elect Donald Trump a face-to-face briefing on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the 2016 presidential race last week, but he continues to refute criticism of Moscow. Counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, author of The Plot to Hack America: How Putin’s Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to […]

Obama, Pence Visit Capitol Hill In Obamacare Showdown  In a political showdown over the future of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence spoke to members of their respective political parties on Capitol Hill about the polarizing legislation. Jeff Sessions Touts Himself As A Champion Of Desegregation Alabama Senator Jeff […]

House Republicans Reverse Course On Plans To Dismantle The Ethics Board  Monday night during a closed-door meeting, the House GOP voted to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, which was established in 2008 after a series of congressional scandals. Under the new rules, the office would no longer have been able to accept anonymous […]

Roland Martin talks to Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee about the party’s ruling on the Ethics Committee. “It was not the best way to start. It’s part of the therapy that we’re going through. This was not something that was smart. They realize you cannot go in an deconstruct the very […]