UNBIASED Politics (7/31/25): FBI Director Finds "Burn Bags" of Classified Documents, What We Know About the Manhattan Shooting, a New Senate Bill to Ban Insider Trading, and More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 42 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 Manhattan Shooting and Gunman (1:10) President Trump Signs Executive Order to Combat Homelessness; Here's What It Says (6:25) Senate Democrats Try to Use Old Rule to Force Release of Epstein Files (15:02) Ghislaine Maxwell Says She'll Testify Before Congress But With Conditions (18:38) Senate Confirms Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Position; Here's Why His Confirmation Is Controversial (22:59) FBI Director Finds "Burns Bags" Allegedly Corroborating Russian Interference Allegations Against Obama Administration; Ex-CIA Official Accuses White House of Lying (26:30) Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Insider Trading (30:55) Quick Hitters: President Trump to Bring Back Old Fitness Test, Former VP Harris Not Running for CA Governor, Brown University Settles with Trump Administration (33:46) Rumor Has It: Is the Trump Administration Planning on Burning $9.7M Worth of Contraceptives? (35:27) Critical Thinking Segment (39:28) 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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0:31.3	unbiased your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis. Welcome back to unbiased politics.
0:38.9	Today is Thursday, July 31st.
0:40.8	Let's talk about some news.
0:42.2	Before we do, I just want to say thank you for being patient with me over the last
0:45.3	couple of weeks.
0:46.4	I took a vacation, so I was off for a bit, and I planned to return in full force.
0:50.6	I was recharged.
0:51.8	But then the day I got home, I got hit with some crazy upper respiratory
0:56.0	infection and I was out for another week. So thank you for bearing with me. Hopefully I won't have to
1:01.5	skip any more episodes for the foreseeable future. Don't forget that tomorrow I have a new newsletter
1:07.2	going out. You can always subscribe to that newsletter by clicking the link in the show notes of each podcast episode.
1:13.6	It's basically quick hitters in politics, pop culture, business, health, and international news. So I cover a lot of genres, not just politics. I also throw some fun polls in there as well so that I can kind of see how you guys are feeling about certain stories and issues and other readers can see how my readers are feeling about certain things.
1:32.4	It's just a really great resource.
1:33.9	And again, you can click the sign up link in the show notes, enter your email address,
1:37.7	and you are in.
1:38.5	That is it.
1:39.9	Now, without further ado, let's get into today's stories, starting with what we know about
1:44.9	this terrible shooting in Manhattan.
1:47.9	Earlier this week, a gunman entered an office tower at 345 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
1:54.0	He killed four people, including an off-duty NYPD officer who was working as a private
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