PoliticsNation
Rev. Al Sharpton highlights political stories and issues requiring a national platform.
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August 9, 2025 • 41 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, host Reverend Al Sharpton discusses the Texas House, which adjourned in just minutes again due to over a dozen Democratic lawmakers being absent. This absence prevents Texas Republicans from achieving the quorum needed to advance a congressional redistricting map that would strengthen their majority.
Republican lawmakers are calling on the federal government to intervene, specifically asking ...
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August 3, 2025 • 46 mins
On tonight's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses breaking news: Texas House Democrats are announcing plans to break quorum tomorrow. Their goal is to block a Trump-backed Republican redistricting plan that could cost them as many as five congressional seats in the upcoming midterm elections. The chairs of the Democratic Caucus will hold a press conference later tonight in Chicago, hosted by Illinois Governor ...
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August 2, 2025 • 42 mins
On today's episode of Politics Nation, host Reverend Al Sharpton discusses how Donald Trump has treated his presidency like a golf game, bending the rules for advantage. This week, Trump fired a top economist after a disappointing jobs report and is pressuring Republican lawmakers to gerrymander voting maps ahead of the midterms to mitigate political backlash. Additionally, just days before the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Ri...
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July 28, 2025 • 41 mins
On today's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses the breaking news: President Trump announced a deal after EU talks, amid his trip to Scotland for golf. The big question is how this impacts U.S. states and cities, which are facing economic uncertainty and social upheaval due to shifting trade policies and deportations. I'll ask Colorado Governor Jared Polis soon. Later, we explore challenges for America's mayor...
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July 26, 2025 • 43 mins
On today's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton addresses the challenges facing the country, largely due to President Trump's actions. Currently in Scotland, Trump is on a trip that promotes his golf courses, adding millions to the $52 million taxpayers have already spent during his second term.
As he tees off overseas, troubling details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein are emerging. Despite this, the admini...
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July 20, 2025 • 39 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton highlights President Trump’s reminder on his Truth Social platform that we’ve reached the halfway mark of his second term, which he calls one of the "most consequential" periods in American history.
While many Americans may agree, opinions vary on whether the outcomes are positive or negative. Recent polling indicates a significant decline in support for his policies, e...
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July 19, 2025 • 40 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton addresses the outrage from President Trump regarding ongoing questions about his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, despite years of conspiracy theories from Trump and his supporters.
This controversy has engaged top Justice Department officials and divided the MAGA base.
Additionally, America is facing the consequences of the "big, beautiful spendin...
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July 14, 2025 • 41 mins
On tonight’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton addresses the growing divisions within MAGA-world in light of the release of the so-called "Epstein files." Many supporters are calling for resignations after the Justice Department announced there was no longer a rumored "client list."
To calm his followers, Trump shared a heartfelt message on Truth Social, shifting focus from Attorney General Pam Bondi, who faces call...
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July 12, 2025 • 41 mins
On tonight's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton criticizes the president for escalating his trade war with new tariffs on Mexico and the European Union, imposing a 30 percent import tariff allegedly starting August 1st. E.U. leaders are preparing countermeasures while continuing negotiations.
This situation feels repetitive for many in the U.S., as the president habitually issues tariff threats and sets deadlines.
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July 7, 2025 • 45 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton shares the important updates on the latest of the Texas flooding that left nearly 80 people dead including 43 adults and 28 children.
California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear join to discuss the Big Beautiful Bill that President Trump recently signed that will affect millions of Americans and the impact of their respective states.
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July 6, 2025 • 39 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses President Trump and other Congressional Republicans celebration of the passage of the Tax and Spending Bill this Fourth of July weekend. While it may be a win for the GOP, the Americans will be affected with more than four trillion dollars in net tax cuts over the next decade. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will join to discuss more about the spending cuts...
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June 29, 2025 • 41 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses the imminent Senate vote on President Trump’s tax bill. Senate clerks have spent over half a day reading a lengthy bill at the request of Democrats.
Senate GOP leaders have made compromises to win the support of holdouts after lengthy negotiations on cuts to Medicaid and other social programs. They plan to obscure the bill’s true cost, making it appear significa...
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June 28, 2025 • 40 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton starts with the Senate in session as Republicans rush to pass the President's tax bill before July Fourth. Senate GOP leaders have negotiated with holdouts on several issues to secure the votes they need, but it remains uncertain whether these agreements will be enough to clear procedural hurdles. We know that economists have warned the bill could be a disaster for America...
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June 21, 2025 • 40 mins
On today’s episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses President Trump’s tough decision regarding the Iran and Israel Conflict. President Trump says he will decide whether the United States should attack Iran’s nuclear sites within the next two weeks despite our spy agencies saying Iran doesn’t have a bomb.
The White House is expected to give an Intelligence briefing in the next hour.
In the meanwhile, Democrats...
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June 16, 2025 • 42 mins
On today's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton reports breaking news from Minnesota, where a search is underway for Vance Belter, the suspect in the shooting of two Democratic state lawmakers, one of whom was killed along with her husband.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison will join us to discuss the investigation.
In Washington, President Trump is set to leave for the G7 Summit in Canada after a weekend of p...
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June 9, 2025 • 41 mins
On today's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton begins with breaking news out of Los Angeles. President Trump has deployed the California National Guard following three days of confrontations between protesters and law enforcement regarding the administration's mass deportation efforts in and around Los Angeles.
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May 24, 2025 • 43 mins
On tonight's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses how Donald Trump is spending the holiday weekend playing golf at one of his private clubs, celebrating the passage of his "big, beautiful" tax and spending bill by House Republicans, just in time for Memorial Day.
While the bill may seem beneficial for the wealthy with its massive tax breaks, it proposes significant cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and envir...
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May 18, 2025 • 41 mins
On tonight's episode of Politics Nation, The Reverend Al Sharpton discusses how, after being treated like royalty by Arab leaders during his trip to the Middle East this week, Donald Trump is returning to Washington, where the checks and balances of democracy conflict with his aspirations of ruling like a strongman.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has thrown a major obstacle in Trump's mass deportation plans, ruling that Venezuelan d...
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May 14, 2025 • 40 mins
On tonight's episode of Politics Nation, Reverend Al Sharpton discusses President Trump's upcoming historic trip to the Middle East, but his second-term priorities are at risk.
Resistance to his mass deportations is increasing, evidenced by the arrest of a democratically elected mayor. His budget bill is stuck in Congress, with members of his own party in dispute.
Additionally, Trump's reputation as a dealmaker is being tested as...
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May 11, 2025 • 43 mins
In today's episode of Politics Nation Newark, masked federal agents arrested Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka yesterday outside a migrant detention center. He was participating in a demonstration alongside several New Jersey House Democrats, calling for a tour of the facility.
Tensions rose when Baraka was denied entry, resulting in clashes between ICE agents and protesters.
The Trump administration defended the arrest, wi...
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