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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: #TrumpLiesMatter, Voter Fraud Claims Lead To Voter Suppression, Who Will Pay For Trump’s Border Wall?

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 […]

NewsOne Now Podcast: Trump To Launch Voter Fraud Probe, Sessions Confirmation Postponed, GOP Tries To Criminalize Peaceful Protests

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 […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Trump Claims Millions Voted Illegally In 2016 Election, Where Is The Democratic Opposition To The GOP’s Agenda, Lawsuit Claims Trump Is In Violation Of The Constitution

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, […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: SCOTUS Rejects Texas Voter ID Law Appeal, Trump Screws Over Homeowners, Michael Eric Dyson Talks ‘Tears We Cannot Stop’

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 […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Alternative Facts, Women’s March Dwarfs Trump’s Inauguration, Trump’s DOJ Delays BMore Consent Decree, Texas Voter ID Case

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 […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: The Legacy Of President Barack Obama

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 […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Ben Carson’s Confirmation Hearing, Ethics Chief Blasts Trump, Senate Begins Repeal Of Obamacare

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 […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Congressmen Blast Sessions’ Voting Rights Record, Trump’s Circus Presser, New Interest In President-Elect’s Taxes After Russian Dossier Release

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 […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: President Barack Obama Delivers His Farewell Address To America

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, […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Senate Confirmation Hearings Being, President Obama’s Farewell Address

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 […]