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Bannon defenders are pointing to his credentials, as though his resume precludes him from being a racist.   President-elect Donald Trump dispatched team members to defend his decision to appoint Steve Bannon as chief strategist in the White House, Politico reports. Democrats and human rights organizations oppose the appointment, and establishment Republicans are largely avoiding […]

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Roland Martin addresses the fundamental issue he has with the GOP and a number of discriminatory policies they support.

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Boxing promoter and self-proclaimed “Republi-crat” Don King is no stranger to controversy. King found himself in the middle of a political slugfest at the start of this year’s Republican National Convention after being banned from speaking at the event. According to a New York Times report, GOP officials nixed the idea of King speaking at the […]

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  RNC Chair, Reince Priebus  joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss what we should expect from a Republican controlled House and Senate. Priebus…

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Washington — The new chairman of the Republican National Committee is Reince Priebus. Priebus won the post after seven rounds of voting at the RNC’s winter meeting, besting four other candidates – including outgoing chairman Michael Steele. Priebus, the chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, served as the general counsel of the RNC beginning in […]