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UNBIASED Politics

January 15, 2026: ICE Agents Have Absolute Immunity. True or False? PLUS State Dept. Suspends Visa Issuances, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Probe, Trump Announces New Health Plan, and More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠SUBSTACK⁠. 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: Judges React to Arguments in Transgender Athlete Cases; What Their Reactions Tell Us About a Potential Ruling (0:38) State Dept. Suspends Visa Issuances for Nationals from 75 Countries (11:19) Minneapolis Updates: Do ICE Agents Have Absolute Immunity? Who Has Jurisdiction Over the Investigation? FBI or State Law Enforcement? What Role Did Renee Good Play in ICE Monitoring Efforts? DHS Claims Agent Suffered Internal Bleeding (~17:24) Clintons Refuse to Testify in Congressional Epstein Probe (~29:16) Trump Unveils New Health Plan, Calls on Congress to Act (~37:00) Quick Hitters: Trump Signs Bill Allowing Whole Milk in Schools, Secret Service Agent Put on Leave After Revealing Sensitive Info to Undercover Journalist, ACLU Sues ICE and CBP, Mortgage Rates Hit Low, Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act (~44:04) Rumor Has It: Did Trump Refer to Himself as Acting President of Venezuela? Did Vance Say ICE Would Go Door-to-Door? Did the FBI Search the Home of a Washington Post Reporter? (~48:21) Critical Thinking Segment (~51:32) SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠FREE NEWSLETTER⁠. ⁠Watch⁠ this episode on YouTube. 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

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your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis. Welcome back to unbiased politics.

0:38.9

Today is Thursday, January 15th.

0:40.7

Let's talk about some news.

0:42.4

First, as a quick heads up, there will be no episode on Monday because of the holiday.

0:47.5

However, you can always subscribe to my substack to stay informed.

0:52.2

I have been posting some more articles there, which will soon be

0:56.0

behind a paywall, but for now it's free. And so the link to subscribe to the substack is in the

1:01.9

episode description of this episode. It's in the episode description of every episode. So,

1:06.7

very easy to find. All right, let's start with today's news. On Monday, we talked about the two transgender athlete cases that were heard at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. And I essentially prepped you ahead of oral arguments and told you what those cases were about and what arguments we could expect to hear from both sides. So if you want the full rundown of each of those cases, just be sure

1:28.4

to tune in to Monday's episode. Today, what I want to do is fill you in on the justices,

1:34.3

questions, concerns, and reactions during those Tuesday arguments. That way we can talk about

1:39.8

some potential rulings come the summertime when those decisions, you know, are ultimately released.

1:46.1

So just as a quick refresher, both of these cases are about whether state laws that limit

1:51.9

participation in women's and girls sports to biological women and girls violate the equal

2:00.4

protection clause of the Constitution and or Title IX of the

2:04.8

Education Amendments. So one of the two cases focuses primarily on the equal protection clause.

2:10.7

The other focuses primarily on Title IX, which is a federal law. The general consensus

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