Trump Activates National Guard and Puts D.C. Police Dept. Under Federal Control, What We Know About the CDC Shooting, Are Pesticide Companies Really Getting Immunity? And More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 32 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: What We Know About the CDC Shooting and Shooter (0:07) Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Contempt Finding Against Trump Administration Officials (3:33) Texas AG Files Lawsuit Seeking Removal of Democratic Lawmakers (10:24) Trump and Putin to Meet This Week in Alaska (12:07) Trump Activates National Guard in D.C. and Puts Metropolitan Police Dept. Under Federal Control to Combat Crime (13:07) CA Assembly Bill 495 Is Sparking Conversation. Here's What to Know (19:59) Is Congress Really Granting Pesticide Companies Immunity? Here's What to Know (22:57) Quick Hitters: Supreme Court Asked to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage, Judge Denies Request to Release Grand Jury Transcripts, Explosion at U.S. Steel Plant, Trump Puts Off Tariffs on China Again (26:48) Critical Thinking Segment (28:35) 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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0:30.1	Welcome back to Unbiased, your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis.
0:36.7	Welcome back to Unbiased politics.
0:38.7	Today is Monday, August 11th.
0:40.2	Let's talk about some news.
0:41.8	We are going to start with some news from the end of last week and then work our way to
0:46.6	more current news.
0:47.8	So we'll start with the CDC shooting that took place on Friday.
0:51.4	And we'll talk about what we know about that.
0:53.4	So we know that on Friday
0:54.4	afternoon, a gunman had tried to get inside the CDC headquarters, but was stopped by guards.
1:01.7	He then drove across the street to a CBS location, which is located directly across the street
1:07.9	from the main entrance to the CDC. Just before 5 p.m. local time, that's when the
1:13.0	shooter began firing at the CDC. From that CVS, he fired more than 40 shots towards the exterior
1:19.3	of the CDC building. And the bullets did penetrate at least four office buildings through the
1:25.2	windows, but there were no injuries or deaths of CDC
1:28.8	employees. The shooter was wearing what appeared to be a surgical mask, and according to an officer
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