UNBIASED Politics

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UNBIASED Politics (2/27/25): Trump's 'Gold Card' Proposal, Supreme Court 'Reverse Discrimination' Case, WH Press Team to Control Press Pool, Trump Recruited as Russian Spy? And More. Feb 27, 2025

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Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place.

In today's episode:

Trump Signs Healthcare Pricing Transparency Order (0:10)
White House Press Team Says It'll Take Control of Press Pool (4:54)
Trump Proposes $5 Million 'Gold Card' for Investor Immigrants (8:34)
Senate Passes Resolution to Revoke Biden's Oil Drilling Rule (12:09)
Supreme Court Hears 'Reverse Discrimination' Case (15:23)
Supreme Court Announces Cases for Upcoming April Term (19:51)
Judge Expands Hold on Government Transferring Transgender Women Prisoners to Male Facilities (23:48)
Supreme Court Says Trump Administration Doesn't Have to Pay $2B in Foreign Aid ... Yet (25:42)
Quick Hitters: Amy Gleason Named DOGE Acting Administrator, DOGE Employees Resign, House Passes Budget Resolution, Trump Confirms Tariffs, FDA Cancels Flu Vaccine Meeting, Death Row Inmate Gets New Trial, Trump to Revoke Venezuela Oil Agreement, DoD Memo Calls for Removal of Troops With 'Gender Dysphoria' (30:05)
Rumor Has It: Wisconsin's Governor Replacing "Mother" With "Inseminated Person?" Was President Trump a Russian Spy in the 80s? (37:36)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/24/25): 'List 5 Things' Email to Federal Employees, TPS Status Shortened for Haitians, AP News Sues Trump, New ICE Memo Targets Unaccompanied Children, and More. Feb 24, 2025

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In today's episode:

Senate Passes Version of Budget Resolution (0:10)
Trump Administration Shortens Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Migrants (3:00)
Republican Lawmakers Introduce Resolution to Block Bank Overdraft Fee Rule from Taking Effect (6:44)
Roughly 6,000 IRS Employees Terminated Amid Federal Layoffs (9:53)
Trump Weighs Merging USPS with Commerce Dept. (11:50)
DOJ Investigates UnitedHealthCare for Fraud (15:00)
Office of Personnel Management Sends 'List 5 Things' Email to Federal Employees (17:14)
The Associated Press Sues Trump Administration Over Access to Oval Office (22:30)
New ICE Memo Asks ICE Agents to Find Unaccompanied Children Migrants (25:30)
Trump Picks Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of FBI; Who Is He? (30:20)
Quick Hitters: NYC Congestion Pricing Plan Numbers Are In, Apple Announces Record US Spend Commitment, Tent Shelters Won't Be Used at Guantanamo, National Parks Revise Operations Amid Layoffs, Judge Rules Immigration Enforcement Cannot Take Place at Certain Places of Worship (31:49)
Critical Thinking Segment (34:56)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/20/25): Social Security Checks for 300-Year-Olds? PLUS $5K DOGE Dividend Checks, Trump's IVF, Agency Accountability, and COVID Vaccine Orders, and More. Feb 20, 2025

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In today's episode:

Appeals Court Expands Ban on Biden's SAVE Student Loan Forgiveness/Repayment Plan (0:07)
What's Going on With the Egg Shortage? Did the Biden Administration Really Direct the Killing of 100M Chickens? (6:21)
Judge Rejects States' Attempt to Block DOGE From Accessing Government Departments; Here's What We Know About Musk's Role in DOGE (9:40)
Victim’s Family Files Form 95 Against Government After DC Plane Crash (16:42)
Trump Administration Revokes Authority for NYC Congestion Pricing Plan (19:06)
President Trump Signs More Executive Orders (IVF, Vaccine Mandates, Agency Accountability, and More); Here's What They Say (22:29)
Quick Hitters: Sen. McConnell Won't Seek Re-Election, Kash Patel Confirmed, Overdose Deaths Drop (34:50)
Rumor Has It: Is the Government Sending Out $5K DOGE Dividends? Are There Really Millions of Dead People Receiving Social Security Checks? (35:42)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/18/25): Tesla's $400M Government Contract, Mass Federal Firings, 'Make American Healthy Again Commission,' Possible Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and More. Feb 18, 2025

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In today's episode:

How the Challenges Against Section 504 Might Change 504 Plans in School (0:42)
DOGE Seeks Access to IRS Systems; Is This Allowed? (11:26)
Government Says $400M Tesla Contract Is Now on Hold; Here's What Happened (15:14)
House Committee Sends 2025 Budget Resolution to House Floors; Here's What It Means (18:23)
Trump Administration Sends Thousands of Termination Notices to Federal Employees (24:22)
Trump Takes Firing of Special Counsel to the Supreme Court (28:33)
Trump Creates 'Make America Healthy Again Commission.' Plus What Might Happen to SSRIs and Other Prescriptions With Kennedy at Helm of HHS (32:09)
Quick Hitters: Delta Flight Flips Upside Down Upon Landing, US Army No Longer Accepting Transgender People, Judge to Weigh Dismissal of Mayor Adams' Charges, Thompson Reuters Releases Statement After Government 'Social Deception' Award Goes Viral (39:53)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/13/25): Bribery Law on Pause, SAVE Act and Married Women, States Sue Over Disability Discrimination Law, FEMA Paying for 'Luxury' Hotels for Migrants, Kanye’s Super Bowl Ad & More. Feb 13, 2025

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In today's episode:

Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (0:21)
Marc Fogel Released From Russian Prison Four Years After Arrest (4:47) (**Correction: Fogel had 0.6*** ounces of medical marijuana in his possession at the time of his arrest.)
States Sue Over Section 504; Here's What It Means for Americans With Disabilities (8:03)
Four FEMA Employees Fired After DOGE Claims $59M Was Spent on 'Luxury Hotels' for Illegal Immigrants (15:33)
DOJ Recommends All Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams Be Dropped (19:32)
Kanye West Airs Antisemitic Super Bowl Ad (21:47)
Court Says CDC, FDA, and HHS Webpages Must Go Back Online After Executive Orders (23:56)
Education Dept. Agrees to Temporarily Prohibit DOGE From Accessing Records After Being Sued (27:05)
Senate Judiciary Democrats Request Second Patel Hearing After Accusing Him of Lying Under Oath (28:54)
Quick Hitters: RFK Jr. Confirmed, FBI Finds News JFK Files, Trump's Order on Paper Straws, Trump Pardons Former Illinois Governor, Appeals Court Keeps Funding Freeze Pause in Place, Federal Buyout Offer Can Proceed, Bannon Pleads Guilty, Sotomayor Comments on Recent Judicial Threat, Inflation Jumps, Disney and Google Do Away With DEI Programs (31:36)
Rumor Has It: Does the SAVE Act Ban Married Women From Voting? Is Trump Lifting the Death Penalty Moratorium to Execute Illegal Immigrants? Did Google Remove Black History Month and Pride Month from Calendar? (37:56)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/10/25): NIH Cuts Funding, DOGE Unable to Access Treasury Records, Trump's Anti-Christian Bias and Second Amendment Orders, IRS Agents to Enforce Immigration Laws, and More. Feb 10, 2025

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In today's episode:

Federal Buyout Offer Update (0:36)
Judge Says DOGE Can't Access Treasury Records At All and Must Destroy All Downloaded Data (4:37)
Trump Administration Sued Over Rule Requiring "M" or "F" Sex Designation on Passport (8:14)
National Institutes of Health Cuts Indirect Funding Rates; 22 States Sue (13:02)
Trump Instructs Treasury Dept. to Stop Minting Pennies (20:05)
DHS Secretary Tasks Treasury Secretary with Deputizing IRS Agents to Help With Immigration Enforcement (24:53)
Trump Signs "Protecting Second Amendment Rights" Order (27:38)
Trump Signs "Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias" Order (29:48)
Quick Hitters: Trump Declares 'Gulf of America' Day, Set to Impose Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum, Judge Says Migrants Can't Be Sent to Guantanamo (35:45)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/6/25): U.S./Gaza Takeover Comments, Politico's $8.2M Government Payout, CBS Releases Harris Interview Transcript, the Controversy Behind USAID, and More. Feb 06, 2025

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In today's episode:

USAID: What Is It and Why So Much Controversy? (2:24)
DOGE Claims to Have Made Significant Cuts. Can It Actually Make Cuts? (10:22)
Trump Proposes US Take Control of Gaza After War and Rebuild (15:39)
CBS Releases Transcript from Harris Interview Amid $10B Lawsuit From Trump (26:47)
President Trump Signs 'Keeping Men Out Of Women's Sports' Executive Order; Here's What It Says and How It Has To Do With Immigration (29:28)
Quick Hitters: Updates to the Federal Buyout Offer, DOJ Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Laws, Pam Bondi Confirmed as Attorney General (35:05)
Rumor Has It: Politico Received $8.2M From Government Last Year (36:56) (Politico Responded After this Episode Was Recorded. You Can Read that Response Here.)
Critical Thinking Segment (38:40)

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UNBIASED Politics (2/3/25): Trump's Tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico; DOGE's Access to Treasury Dept. Records and USAID; DoD Issues Statement About Removing 'Special Observances;' and More. Feb 03, 2025

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In today's episode:

Adding More to Thursday's 'Rumor Has It' Segment Re: Disbanded FAA Committee and FAA DEI Programs (0:12)
Musk's DOGE Agency Seeks Access to USAID and Treasury Dept. Resources (4:08)
President Trump Announces Tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada; Here's Where His Authority To Do So Comes From (12:13) (**Since recording, President Trump paused tariffs on Canada after reaching an agreement with Canada's PM**)
Dept. of Defense Says It Will No Longer Use Federal Resources for 'Special Observances' Like Black History Month or Women's History Month (24:54)
Quick Hitters: Marines Begin Migrant Prep at Guantanamo Bay, Venezuela Releases American Detainees and Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights, Trump Says ISIS Attacker and Other Terrorists Were Struck with Air Strike in Somalia (29:36)
Daily Critical Thinking Segment (33:18)

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UNBIASED Politics (1/30/25): Tragic Plane Crash, President Trump Blames DEI; Funding Freeze EXPLAINED; Federal Employee Buyout; Trump Says Eliminate Income Tax; $50M in Condoms to Gaza; and More Jan 30, 2025

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In today's episode:

American Airlines Jet and Black Hawk Helicopter Collide Mid-Air Leaving No Survivors (0:07)
Explaining President Trump's Recent Executive Orders; Military Reforms, Educational Choice, Anti-Semitism Protections, Guantanamo Bay and More (4:49)
OMB Rescinds Funding Freeze Memo; Here's What You Need to Know About the Funding Freeze (19:14)
Trump Administration Offers Federal Employees a Buyout (26:52)
Oklahoma Schools Consider New Rule Asking About Immigration Status Upon Enrollment (28:12)
Trump Proposes Replacing Income Tax with Tariffs (30:31)
Quick Hitters: Google Maps to Rename Mount Denali and Gulf of Mexico, Trump Speaks on NJ Drones, Meta and Trump Settle for $25M (34:41)
Rumor Has It: Did the US Budget $50M for Condoms for Gaza? Is Congress Considering a Federal Abortion Ban? Did Trump Revoke an FAA Committee Last Week and Blame DEI Hiring for the Crash? (36:09)
Good News of the Week (43:25)

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UNBIASED Politics (1/27/25): 900+ ICE Arrests in ONE Day, the Birthright Citizenship Debate, Trump Weighs Eliminating FEMA, Colombia Allows Deportation Flights After Tariff Threat, and More. Jan 27, 2025

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In today's episode:

The Birthright Citizenship Debate and Trump's Order (0:53)
Trump Dismisses Inspectors General. Is He Allowed? (10:21)
Colombia Allows Deportation Flights from US After Trump Threatens Tariffs (14:27)
ICE Arrests 2,600+ in One Week (17:30)
Border Agent Shot and Killed By Washington State Woman. Here's What the FBI Affidavit Says (20:27)
Trump Creates FEMA Review Council; Weighs Eliminating It Completely... Can He? (23:23)
DOJ's Civil Rights Division Announces Pause on All Pending Litigation Per Internal Memo (26:21)
Quick Hitters: Chicago School Mistakes Secret Service for ICE, CIA Releases COVID Origins Report, Dept. of Education Dismisses All Book Ban Complaints, Senate Confirms Pete Hegseth (29:00)
Critical Thinking Segment (32:15)

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