UNBIASED Politics (5/8/25): Transgender Military Ban Can Proceed, Newark Air Traffic Issues, & More. PLUS Is Desegregation Being Overturned? Is the President Throwing Himself a Birthday Parade?

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

Education

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 45 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: Supreme Court Allows Transgender Military Ban to Proceed (0:26) Newark Outage: What We Know (8:30) Trump's New Executive Order Stops Funding for Gain-of-Function Research (16:01) Education Dept. Cancels $1B in Biden-Era School Mental Health Grants (19:28) DHS Announces $1,000 Stipend for Self-Deportation (22:57) Here's How the Conclave Works (25:10) Quick Hitters: US Reaches Trade Deal with UK, Another Jet Ends Up in Red Sea, Largest Fentanyl Bust in US History, 205 Child Predators Arrested in Operation, Law Enforcement Targets 764 Network, Officers Acquitted of State Charges in Nichols Case, House Passes 'Gulf of America Act' (29:19) Rumor Has It: Is Desegregation Being Overturned? Is the President Throwing Himself a Birthday Parade? Are Oklahoma Lawmakers Trying to Overturn Gay Marriage? (33:35) Critical Thinking Segment (40:04) 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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0:33.7	unbiased news and legal analysis. Welcome back to unbiased politics.
0:39.0	Today is Thursday, May 8th.
0:40.8	Let's talk about some news.
0:42.2	Just as a heads up, today's episode is out a little earlier than usual, which means
0:46.3	my news cycle ended a little earlier than usual.
0:49.7	So everything that you'll hear in today's episode is current as of noon Eastern time on Thursday.
0:56.3	First story of the day on Tuesday, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed
1:01.4	with banning transgender individuals from the military. For this story, I specifically want to walk
1:07.6	through a little bit of a background of this case, how it got to the
1:12.6	Supreme Court, and why this decision from the Supreme Court is not a permanent decision,
1:18.1	but we could see a permanent decision down the road. So let's start with the background. In
1:24.3	2021, President Biden signed an executive order that permitted transgender people to openly
1:30.2	serve in the military on the basis that, quote, America is safer when everyone qualified
1:36.0	to serve can do so openly and with pride.
1:39.5	End quote.
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