Jordan Berman

UNBIASED Politics

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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.

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Jordan Berman

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October 30, 2024: DOJ and GOP Go To Court Over Biden’s Interview Recordings, ICE Accused of Failing to Return $300M+ in Noncitizens' Bonds, SCOTUS Allows Virginia to Purge Voter Rolls, and More. 30.10.2024 21:57

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Judge Cannon Declines to Recuse Herself from Trump Assassination Attempt Case (0:07) DOJ and GOP Go To Court Over Biden's Interview Audio Recordings (2:14) New Lawsuit Against ICE Says Its Failed to Return $300M+ in Bonds (5:57) Pennsylvania Overseas Voter Lawsuit Dismissed (8:03) Pennsylvania Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Review Provisional Ballot...

October 29, 2024: Washington Post Loses Subscribers After Non-Endorsement, Let's Think About That. PLUS Elon Musk Sued Over $1M Giveaway, Virginia Ordered to Restore Voter's Eligibility, and More. 29.10.2024 21:42

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Delta and CrowdStrike Sue Each Other Following July Outage (1:16) Elon Musk and PAC Sued By Philly DA for Running 'Illegal Lottery' (3:17) Virginia Heads to Supreme Court After Court Orders Restoration of Voters' Eligibility (8:15) Quick Hitters: Migrants in Albany, NY Told to Vacate Hotels, Steve Bannon Released from Jail, Two Ballot Boxes Set on Fire...

October 28, 2024: Dept. of Defense Directive 5240.01 - What's It All About? Plus Human Smuggling Operation Uncovered at Northern Border and FTC Sued Over New 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule. 28.10.2024 24:08

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Human Smuggling Operation Exposed at US/Canada Border (1:01) FTC Sued By Trade Groups Over New 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule (2:38) US Government Allows Military to Use Lethal Force Against Americans on US Soil? Here's What You Need to Know About Dept. of Defense Directive 5240.01 (6:32) Daily Critical Thinking Exercise (20:43) Listen/Watch this episode AD-FR...

October 24, 2024: Did Trump Praise Hitler? Do Billionaires Pay Less in Taxes Than Teachers? Did Harris Tell Rally-Goers They Were at the Wrong Rally? Plus Mom Sues AI Company Over Son's Death, and More. 24.10.2024 26:25

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Mom Sues AI Company After Son Commits Suicide (1:08) Quick Hitters: AZ Mailbox Containing Ballots Set on Fire, Suspect Arrested Who Shot at DNC Offices, American Airlines Fined $50M, Boeing Strikers Vote 'No' on Proposal to End Strike, Menendez Brothers Face Possible Resentencing (6:43) Rumor Has It: Did Harris Tell Anti-Abortion Rally-Goers They Were...

October 23, 2024: IRS Releases 2025 Inflation-Related Tax Adjustments, DoD to Turn Over Arlington National Cemetery Incident Report, GA Supreme Court Blocks New Election Rules, and More. 23.10.2024 16:31

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: IRS Releases 2025 Tax Adjustments to Account for Inflation (0:38) Dept. of Defense Ordered to Turn Over Incident Report from Arlington National Cemetery Involving Trump's Campaign (6:28) Georgia Supreme Court Blocks New State Election Rules (8:57) Quick Hitters: FAA Finalizes Regulations for New 'Air-Taxi' Aircraft, Boeing Posts Biggest Quarterly Loss...

October 22, 2024: Calls for CBS to Release Harris Interview Transcript, 'Top Secret' US Intelligence Docs Leaked, Assassination Attempt Suspect Asks Judge to Recuse Herself, and More. 22.10.2024 20:27

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Supreme Court Allows EPA Climate Emissions Rule to Stand (1:02) Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Asks Judge to Recuse Herself (4:31) Judge Unseals Roughly 1,800 Pages of Evidence in Trump's Election Interference Case (7:07) Federal Appeals Court Upholds January 6th Conviction (8:59) CBS News Under Fire for Editing Harris Interview, Calls for Releasi...

Special Report: The Policies and Proposals of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris 21.10.2024 47:10

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode, we're covering the policies and proposals of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Intro (0:00) Foreign Policy (3:50) Immigration (12:21) Abortion/IVF (17:17) Healthcare (25:07) Medicare/Social Security (30:38) Climate/Energy (33:18) Trade (36:07) Economy (40:21) Listen/Watch this episode AD-FREE on Patreon. Watch this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on In...

October 10, 2024: Justices Lean In Favor of Upholding Firearm Regulation, Afghan Charged in Election Day Terror Plot, Clearing Up Rumors: Are Hurricane Victims Receiving $750 from FEMA? and More. 10.10.2024 27:07

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Supreme Court Seems to Lean in Favor of Upholding ATF's 2022 Firearm Regulation; Oral Argument Recap (1:02) Afghan National Living in U.S. Arrested for Election Day Terror Plan (11:29) Quick Hitters: P. Diddy Accuses Government of Misconduct, FOX News Invites Trump and Harris to Debate, Hurricane Milton Leaves Florida (14:25) Rumor Has It: Are Hurrican...

October 8, 2024: Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Abortion Ban, Biden Administration Won't Extend Parole Status for Certain Migrants, Supreme Court Hears First Firearm Case of Its Term, and More. 08.10.2024 25:28

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Biden Administration Won't Extend Parole Status For Migrants Who Entered US Under the CHNV Program (1:12) House Republicans Release Report Showing 1.7M 'Special Interest Aliens' Encounters Since Biden-Harris Administration (6:45) Supreme Court Hears First Firearm Case of October 2024 Term (9:28) Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week Abortion Ban (13:...

October 3, 2024: Vice Presidential Debate Fact-Check, Biden Admin Extends Asylum Restrictions, Plus Addressing Rumors: Did FEMA Spend $640M on Noncitizen Migrants? 03.10.2024 24:49

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Vice Presidential Debate Recap and Fact-Check (0:44) Quick Hitters: Biden Administration Extends Asylum Restrictions, Judge Unseals Jack Smith's Motion Against Trump, DOJ Seeks Indefinite Trial Delay for Attempted Assassination Suspect (13:20) Rumor Has It: Did Walz Say He's Made Friends With School Shooters? Did FEMA Spend $640M on Noncitizen Migrants...

October 1, 2024: Dockworkers Strike and an Update on Negotiations, Hurricane Helene Destruction and Issues with Disaster Relief Funding, DOJ Sues Alabama Over Voter Removals, and More. 01.10.2024 24:08

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: DOJ Sues Alabama Over Removal of Voters from Voter Rolls (1:13) US and Iraq Reach Agreement to Change Scope of US Military Presence in Iraq (2:52) Hurricane Helene Aftermath (4:54) Dockworkers Strike for First Time in Decades; Here's What the Fight Is About (7:00) Supreme Court Denies RFK Jr.'s Request to Have NY Ballot Access Heard (11:18) Quick Hitte...

September 26, 2024: NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted, Senate Releases Report Re: Secret Service Failures, Haitian Group Files Criminal Charges Against Trump and Vance, Clearing Up Some Rumors, and More. 26.09.2024 27:48

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Clarification on September 18th Episode (0:48) Haitian Group Files Criminal Charges Against Trump and Vance (2:48) Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams; Here's What the Controversy Is About (4:53) NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Charges (11:01) Senate Releases Report Re: Secret Service Failures on July 13, 2024 (14:15) Quick Hitters: Miami Gra...

September 24, 2024: More Details About Second Assassination Attempt Revealed, Congress Tries to Avoid Government Shutdown, US Proposes Ban on Smart Cars with Russian and Chinese Tech, and More. 24.09.2024 18:18

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: More Details About Second Assassination Attempt Revealed in New Document Filed by US Government (1:23) House GOP Introduces New Continuing Resolution to Avoid Government Shutdown (8:22) Quick Hitters: US Proposes Ban on Some Smart Cars, CO Jury Convicts Store Shooter, South Carolina Carries Out First Execution in Years, and Microsoft to Reopen Three Mi...

September 18, 2024: What We Know About the ABC Whistleblower Affidavit, The Story Behind the Senate Blocking the IVF Bill, Pagers and Walkie-Talkies Detonate in Lebanon, and More. 18.09.2024 19:50

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Senate Blocks Right to IVF Bill; Here's Why (0:48) Pagers and Walkie-Talkies Detonate in Lebanon (5:21) Quick Hitters: P. Diddy Appeals Bail Determination, Fed Makes Cut, Tupperware Files for Bankruptcy, DOJ Sues Ship Operators for More Than $100M (7:41) Rumor Has It: What We Know About the ABC Whistleblower Affidavit (9:05) Daily Critical Thinking Exe...

September 17, 2024: Here's What P. Diddy's Indictment Alleges, Plus Border Encounters Down to Trump-Era Numbers, US Government Breaks $1T Interest Payment Record, and More. 17.09.2024 18:00

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Why I'm Not Covering Chief Justice Roberts' Leaked Memo...Yet (0:45) Here's What You Need To Know About P. Diddy's Indictment (4:24) Quick Hitters: Ghislaine Maxwell's Conviction Upheld, NOAA Investigating RFK Jr., Meta Bans Russia State Media, Meta Introduces Teen Accounts, Senate to Vote on IVF Measure, US Government Breaks Interest Payment Record, B...

September 16, 2024: What You Need to Know About the Second Assassination Attempt on Trump, Plus TikTok Heads to Court, IRS Whistleblowers Sue Hunter Biden's Attorney for $20M, and More. 16.09.2024 24:29

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Important 'UNBIASED' Update (0:07) Here's What You Need to Know About the Second Assassination Attempt on Trump (2:05) Quick Hitters: Disney and DirecTV Reach Agreement, Venezuela Detains Three US Citizens, SpaceX Completes First Commercial Spacewalk, NY Fire Chiefs Indicted in Corruption Scheme, Walgreens to Pay $106M for Falsely Billing Government, I...

September 12, 2024: Presidential Debate Fact Check Part II, PLUS Rumor Has It: Did Harris Wear Earpiece Earrings? Did Biden Wear A Trump 2024 Hat? Did Texas Remove 1M+ Voters? 12.09.2024 24:27

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Presidential Debate Fact Check Follow Up (0:54) Quick Hitters: Weinstein Hit With More Charges, Mortgage Rate Drops, North Dakota Abortion Ban Ruled Unconstitutional, and First Commercial Spacewalk Completed (14:45) Rumor Has It: Did Amazon's Alexa Give Reasons to Vote for Harris and Not Trump? Did Harris Wear Earpiece Earrings at the Debate? Did Texas...

September 11, 2024: Presidential Debate Fact-Check, Michigan Supreme Court Says Kennedy Must Stay on Ballot, Kennedy Files Federal Lawsuit, and More. 11.09.2024 22:23

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Michigan Supreme Court Says Kennedy Must Stay on Ballot; Kennedy Files Federal Lawsuit (2:02) Presidential Debate Fact-Check; Clearing Up Some False and Misleading Claims (4:11) Quick Hitters: SpaceX Polaris Reaches Record Distance, P. Diddy Ordered to Pay $100M, Inflation Hits Three Year Low, GOP Cancels House Vote on Government Funding (17:37) Listen...

September 9, 2024: Hunter Biden's Guilty Plea, Trump's Sentencing Postponed, RFK Jr. Comes Off More Ballot, Congressional Afghanistan Withdrawal Report, Bryan Kohberger's Murder Case Moved, and More. 09.09.2024 18:42

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Weekend Recap: Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Charges (1:12) Weekend Recap: Trump's Sentencing Postponed Past Election (4:05) Weekend Recap: RFK Jr. Allowed to Come Off MI and NC Ballots (5:18) (**Update: After recording this episode, news broke that Michigan's Supreme Court said RFK Jr. WILL remain on the ballot.) Quick Hitters: Congress Ba...

September 5, 2024: What We Know About the Georgia School Shooting, TX Sues Government Over Privacy Laws, Clearing Up Rumors: Gangs in Aurora, CO, Gov. Walz' Family, Harris' Hit-and-Run, and More. 05.09.2024 22:00

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: What We Know About the Apalachee High School Shooting (0:21) Texas Sues the Government Over Medical Privacy Laws (3:21) Quick Hitters: Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Superseding Indictment, Hunter Biden Proposes Alford Plea As Trial Set to Begin, New Mexico Sues Snapchat Over Sextortion, FBI Raids Homes of More NYC Mayor Aides, Kennedy Jr. Sues Wisconsin (...

September 4, 2024: Federal Court Rejects Trump's Requests to Move Case, RFK Jr. Must Stay on Michigan's Ballot, Supreme Court Says Biden Can Withhold Federal Funds from Oklahoma, and More. 04.09.2024 20:31

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Clarification to Yesterday's Episode: Results of Venezuela's 2024 Election (0:37) Federal Judge Rejects Trump's Request to Move Hush Money Case to Federal Court (2:14) Judge Says RFK Jr. Must Stay on Michigan Ballot (5:44) Supreme Court Allows Biden Administration to Withhold Federal Funds from Oklahoma (8:31) Quick Hitters: High School Shooting in Geo...

September 3, 2024: U.S. Seizes Plane of Venezuela's President, Mysterious Kamala Harris 'Eagles' Ads Appear in Philadelphia, NY Government Worker Arrested and Charged, and More. 03.09.2024 14:01

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: U.S. Seizes Plane of Venezuela's President. Here's Why (0:43) Philadelphia Eagles Team Says Mysterious Bus Stop Ads of Harris are "Counterfeit" (5:25) Quick Hitters: Former NY Governor Aid Arrested and Charged, Pennsylvania Judge Issues Ruling on Mail-In Ballots, HP to Continue Seeking $4B in Damages From Man Who Died Aboard Yacht, US Marines Attacked...

August 29, 2024: What We Know About the Cemetery Dispute, Yelp Sues Google, Harris/Trump Debate Rules Set, Truth Behind an Unrealized Capital Gains Tax, CA's New Home Loan Law, and More. 29.08.2024 17:01

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Yelp Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google (0:13) What We Know About the Incident at Arlington National Cemetery (2:03) Quick Hitters: Florida to Execute Man Tonight, DOJ Report Shows FBI Failures in Child Sex Abuse Investigations, ABC Sets Debate Rules for Harris/Trump, Harris' First Interview to Air on CNN Tonight with Walz (6:03) Rumor Has It: Is T...

August 28, 2024: Jack Smith Files New Election Subversion Indictment, TikTok to Face Lawsuit Over 10 Year Old's Death, Court Upholds Ban on Undocumented Immigrants Possessing Firearms, and More. 28.08.2024 21:45

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Special Counsel Jack Smith Files Superseding Indictment Against Trump (0:53) Appeals Court Says TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old's Death (6:49) Court Upholds Ban on Undocumented Immigrants Possessing Firearms (10:59) Supreme Court Upholds Block on Biden's Student Loan Repayment Plan (13:19) Quick Hitters: Commercial Spacewalk Flight Delayed, S...

August 27, 2024: Zuckerberg Admits Pressure from Biden Admin to Censor Content, DNC Sues Georgia Election Board Over New Election Rules, Jack Smith Appeals Trump Classified Docs Dismissal, and More. 27.08.2024 20:23

Welcome back to UNBIASED. In today's episode: Jack Smith Appeals Dismissal of Trump's Classified Documents Case (0:07) Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, Admits to Content Censorship Pressure from Biden Administration (1:54) Democratic Party Sues Georgia Election Board Over New Election Rules (6:23) SpaceX Launching Rocket to Attempt First Commercial Spacewalk (10:37) Quick Hitters: Presidential Debate Di...