New Executive Orders: Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag & Ending Cashless Bail. PLUS National Guard Troops to 19 More States and Abrego Garcia's Possible Deportation.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S FREE NEWSLETTER. 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: National Guard Troops to be Sent to 19 States to Assist with Immigration Enforcement; Trump Wants National Guard to go to Chicago Next to Crack Down on Crime (0:14) Abrego Garcia Released From Custody on Friday, Detained Again on Monday, Facing Possible Imminent Deportation to Uganda (8:25) President Trump Signs New Executive Order Aiming to Prosecute Burning of American Flag; Here's How It Squares Up with Existing Precedent (12:40) New Executive Orders Seek to End Cashless Bail in D.C. and Nationwide (18:03) Quick Hitters: Fires Burning in California and Oregon, American Jets Monitor Russian Jets Near Alaska, Trump to Rename Dept. of Defense (22:31) Critical Thinking Segment (24:04) 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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0:00.0	When you have a pixel 10, you may get asked a few questions.
0:05.0	Like, what is that?
0:07.0	How did you do that?
0:09.0	And can we use your camera instead?
0:14.0	Ask more of your phone.
0:16.0	Google Pixel 10.
0:20.0	Welcome back to Unbiased, your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis.
0:26.9	Welcome back to Unbiased Politics.
0:28.7	Today is Monday, August 25th.
0:30.4	Let's talk about some news.
0:31.8	Quick episode today, just a few stories.
0:34.6	According to a new report from Fox News, as many as 1,700 National Guard troops will
0:40.2	be deployed to 19 states in the coming weeks to assist with immigration enforcement. This
0:46.3	news follows an earlier July 25th memo from the Department of Defense, which updated the
0:52.4	duty status of approximately 1,700 troops from Title 10 to Title 32.
0:58.4	And we'll talk about what that status change means in just a few minutes.
1:04.2	According to a defense official who spoke to News Nation, the 19 states include Alabama, Arkansas,
1:10.3	Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana,
1:13.8	Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
1:21.1	Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
1:23.4	Per the July memo, the DHS requested assistance from National Guard troops to help with things like case management, transportation, logistical support, and clerical support for processing individuals at ICE detention facilities.
1:40.0	In some related news, and I'm kind of lumping these two together because, well, you'll find out why in a minute.
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