UNBIASED Politics (6/5/25): Musk and Trump's Differences Grow, Trump's New 'Travel Ban,' Rescission of Biden's Abortion Guidance, a Rumored 'Citizen Tracking' National Database, and More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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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: Trump Sends $9.4B Rescission Package to Congress (0:35) Musk and Trump's Feud Heats Up Following Criticism of Big Beautiful Bill (*Since recording, Musk has posted more - including an allegation that Trump is in the Epstein files*) (3:34) Two Chinese National Arrested for Smuggling Fungus into U.S. (9:33) Hegseth Orders Renaming of Harvey Milk Navy Ship (12:57) Increased Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel Take Effect; Here's What It'll Impact (15:30) Missouri Supreme Court Allows Abortion Restrictions to Take Effect Despite Recent Constitutional Amendment Allowing Abortions (17:23) Trump Administration Removes Biden-era Abortion Guidance (23:45) Trump Issues New Admissions Ban (29:35) Trump Bans New Nonimmigrant Students from Enrolling at Harvard (35:16) Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Biden's Use of Autopen; Here's What to Know About the Autopen (37:42) Judge Allows Abrego Garcia's to Seek Sanctions Against Government (40:33) Supreme Court Releases Six Opinions, Including Reverse Discrimination Case (42:16) Quick Hitters: Karine Jean Pierre Switches Parties, CBO Estimates Impact of BBB, Fertility Clinic Co-Conspirator Arrested, Family of Boulder Attacker in ICE Custody, Ed. Dept. Reports Columbia to Accreditor, Four States Petition FDA Over Abortion Pill (45:49) Rumor Has It: Is the Administration Creating a National Database to Track Citizens? Did a DOGE Audit Find James Comey Paid Himself $16M Dollars? Did Bondi Threaten to Arrest Anyone Who Called Trump 'TACO?' (48:19) 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	Welcome back to Unbiased, your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis.
0:06.9	Welcome back to Unbiased Politics. Today is Thursday, June 5th. Let's talk about some news. We have a lot to talk about today.
0:14.9	So per usual, will, for the most part, go in chronological order since the last episode. So we'll start with any Monday news that didn't make it into Monday's episode.
0:23.0	And then we'll work our way to today.
0:25.2	And today alone, the Supreme Court released six opinions, which is a lot.
0:30.2	And, you know, we can't miss those.
0:31.8	So that just means we have a lot more to cover.
0:34.5	All right.
0:35.1	This week, President Trump sent a $9.4 billion recisions package to Congress,
0:41.6	asking it to cut funding for certain entities and approve Doge proposed cuts. So aside from the fact
0:49.1	that this is a very relevant story, I wanted to cover it because I think it illustrates the
0:53.5	separation of power as well.
0:55.6	And a couple of weeks ago, I did that three-part series where I explained that Congress has the
1:00.8	power of the purse and that the president does not get to cut spending unilaterally. He has to
1:05.9	ask Congress to cut spending. So a rescission is a request that the president makes to Congress,
1:12.4	which asks Congress to cut or allocate funding differently than the way Congress previously appropriated
1:20.0	it. If approved by Congress, spending would follow the rescission package proposal and the former
1:27.4	congressional appropriation no longer applies.
1:30.0	The package only requires a simple majority in both the House and the Senate to pass,
1:34.4	and it must pass both chambers within 45 days of receipt. If Congress does not approve the
1:41.1	package within 45 days, the request essentially dies and funding levels just stay where they're at.
1:47.0	So this $9.4 billion proposal that the president just sent to Congress includes cuts for the U.S. agency for international development or U.S. aid, NPR and PBS, per that recent executive order we've been talking about, and it would approve
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