

UNBIASED Politics
Jordan Berman
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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Oct 10, 2023 • 19min
RFK Jr. Announces Independent Run; Senators Visit China, First Post-Pandemic Visit, What to Expect in the House This Week, Appeals Court Pauses Dissolution of Trump's Businesses.
1. RFK Jr. Announces Independent Run for President, Drops Democratic Bid (3:56)2. Bipartisan Group of Senators Visit China; First Post-Pandemic Congressional Visit (8:47)3. What to Expect in the House This Week Ahead of Speaker Election (11:07)4. Appeals Court Pauses Dissolution of Trump's Businesses, Allows Trial to Proceed (16:25)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 6, 2023 • 37min
McCarthy's Removal, Trump’s Eligibility for Speaker, DHS Announces Expedited Border Wall Construction, Biden Forgives $9B of Student Loan Debt, and More.
1. McCarthy Becomes First Speaker To Be Removed; Events Leading Up to and Following the Removal; Who's Running in the Next Election; Whether Trump Can Be Speaker; Explainer of Speaker Pro Tempore McHenry; Capitol Hideaways (2:21)2. DHS Announces Waiver of Laws and Regulations to Expedite Border Wall Construction (20:09)3. Clarifying Aspects of Donald Trump's Fraud Trial; Answering Frequently Asked Questions About Money Damages, the Lack of Jury Trial, the Mar-a-Lago Valuation, and the Appeal (25:21)4. Biden Administration Forgives $9B of Student Loan Debt (32:08)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 3, 2023 • 31min
Congress Averts Shutdown, Gaetz Wants McCarthy Out, Trump Fraud Trial Begins, SCOTUS Rejects Trump Disqualification Case, Newsom Appoints Interim Senator.
1. How Congress Averted a Shutdown; Why Gaetz Wants McCarthy Ousted; Motion to Vacate Explained; Why Some Republicans Want Gaetz Expelled; What to Expect From Here (2:51)2. Trump Civil Trial Started Monday; Legal Claims, Damages, and Statute of Limitations Explained (15:44)3. Supreme Court Won't Hear Trump Disqualification Clause Appeal (26:47)4. Gov. Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Fill Feinstein's Seat in Senate (28:09)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 29, 2023 • 25min
Trump's Fraud Ruling Explained, FTC Sues Amazon, Chinese Wire Transfers, Biden's Minimum Wage Rule Blocked, and More.
1. Judge Rules Trump and Co-Defendants Liable for Fraud; Ruling Explained; Trump's Response; What to Expect at Trial (3:29)2. FTC Sues Amazon in Largest Regulatory Challenge Thus Far (12:33)3. Chinese Wire Transfers Sent to Hunter Biden at President Biden's Delaware Home; House GOP Holds First Impeachment Hearing (16:19)4. Judge Blocks Biden's Federal Minimum Wage Rule; CA Enacts New Minimum Wage Law for Fast Food Workers (19:46)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 26, 2023 • 28min
Possible Government Shutdown, Sen. Menendez Indictment Explained, US/Mexico Immigration Agreement, Border Patrol August Report, Writers' Strike Ends.
1. Days Until Possible Government Shutdown; What It Means and Why We're Here (1:49)2. Hollywood Writers Reach Tentative Agreement Ending Strike (10:42)3. Senator Menendez Indictment Explained (15:29)4. Immigration Update: Mexico and US Reach Agreement, El Paso at "Breaking Point", CBP Release August Report (21:57)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Click here for Reuters' Government Shutdown article referenced in episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 22, 2023 • 27min
Eagle Pass Mayor Declares State of Emergency Due to Migrants, Musk's Brain Implant Starts Human Recruitment, Rupert Murdoch Steps Down, Disney to "Quiet the Noise", and More.
1. Mayor of Eagle Pass, TX Declares State of Emergency Due to Influx of Migrants Crossing Border (2:16)2. Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Implant Opens Registration for Human Trials (11:25)3. Fed Pauses Interest Rate Hikes Citing Improving Economy (18:19)4. Disney CEO Says It Will “Quiet the Noise” From Culture War Controversies (18:51)5. Rupert Murdoch Steps Down from Fox Corp. and News Corp. (20:53)6. Attorney General Garland Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee (21:56)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 19, 2023 • 37min
Texas AG Acquitted, US Authorizes $6B Release to Iran and American Prisoners Return Home, Hunter Biden Sues IRS, Illinois Eliminates Cash Bail, Missing F-35 Fighter Jet, and More.
1. Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, Acquitted of 16 Impeachment Charges (1:39)2. American Prisoners Detained in Iran Return Home in Part of a $6B Prisoner Swap (10:28)3. Hunter Biden Sues IRS for Publicly Disclosing Tax Return Information (18:15)4. New Mexico Governor Narrows Controversial Gun Rule Following Ruling From Judge (25:20)5. What Happened to the F-35 Fighter Jet? (30:16)6. Illinois Becomes First State to Eliminate Cash Bail for Criminal Defendants (32:06)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 15, 2023 • 38min
Hunter Biden Indicted, Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden, Once-In-A-Generation Antitrust Trial Begins, Hunter Biden Files Lawsuit Over Laptop Data, and More.
1. Hunter Biden Indicted on Gun Charges (1:54)2. Speaker McCarthy Announces Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden (6:10)3. Five Officers Federally Indicted in Connection with Tyre Nichols' Death (19:07)4. Hunter Biden Files Civil Suit Against Garrett Ziegler Over Laptop Data (25:40)5. DOJ v. Google Trial Begins (32:04)6. Judge in GA Election Case Rules Trump and Co-Defendants Won't Be Tried With Chesebro and Powell in October (35:24) If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 12, 2023 • 40min
Protesters in Speaker McCarthy's Office Arrested, X Sues CA Over Content Moderation Law, New Mexico Gov. Suspends Right to Carry, NYC Mayor on Migrant Crisis, and More.
1. Protesters Arrested for Unlawfully Entering Speaker McCarthy's Office (2:12)2. CA Assembly Bill 957: Courts May Consider Whether Parents Affirm Their Child's Gender in Future Child Custody Proceedings (5:20)3. X Sues California Over Content Moderation Law (11:07)4. Mayor Eric Adams Says Migrant Crisis Will Destroy NYC (20:20)5. New Mexico Governor Temporarily Suspends Open and Concealed Carry (26:55)6. Judge Denies Mark Meadows' Request to Move Case; Meadows Appeals (32:59)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 8, 2023 • 30min
9/11 Attackers Plea Conditions Rejected, Hunter Biden Indictment Coming Soon, Trump Liable for Defamation, NYPD Agrees to Ease Up on Protesters and More.
1. President Biden Rejects 9/11 Defendants' List of Plea Deal Conditions (2:22)2. Judge Orders Texas to Move Rio Grande Buoy Barrier (7:25) (Update: Appeals Court Granted Texas' Request to Stay the Injunction - Meaning the Buoys Can Stay in Place)3. Special Counsel David Weiss Says Indictment Will Be Brought Against Hunter Biden by Sept. 29th (13:08)4. Judge Finds Trump Liable for Defamation in E. Jean Carroll's 2019 Suit; Jury to Decide Damages in January (14:27)5. Microsoft Reports Fake Social Media Accounts Controlled by China Being Used to Sway U.S. Voters Ahead of Election (16:20)6. NYPD Settles Lawsuit by Agreeing to Ease Response to Protesters (18:59)Notable Mentions7. American Cave Explorer Trapped More Than 3,000 Feet Underground in Turkey Cave (23:42)8. CA's Governor Sends More CalGaurd Troops to Border to Fight Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis; CA Senate Democrats Hesitant to Vote on Fentanyl Punishment Bill (24:34)9. President Biden Heads to G20 Summit; Putin and Xi Not in Attendance (25:39)10. Mortgage Demand Hits 27-Year Low; Jobless Claims Hit 7-Month Low (26:15)11. Co-CEO of FTX Agrees to Plead Guilty to Charges (27:14)12. Trump Aide Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress (28:01)If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review and share it with those you know that also appreciate unbiased news!Subscribe to Jordan's weekly free newsletter featuring hot topics in the news, trending lawsuits, and more.Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok.All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


