UNBIASED Politics (4/3/25): What You Need to Know About Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs, Mangione's Possible Death Sentence, Covenant School Shooter Final Report, and More.

Episode Format:

1. President Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariffs. Here's What It Means (0:38)

2. DOJ Seeks Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione (10:52)

3. HHS and Ed. Dept. Reviewing $9B in Harvard Grants and Contracts (15:40)

4. Nashville Police Release Final Covenant School Shooting Report (18:38)

5. Judge Says Trump Administration Must Restore Legal Funding for Unaccompanied Migrant Children (26:32)

6. Quick Hitters: Sen. Booker Breaks Speech Record, WI Supreme Court Race Most Expensive in History, Eric Adams' Charges Dismissed, Man to Plead Guilty in Attempted Assassination of Kavanaugh, FDA Delays COVID Vaccine Approval, USDA Pauses School Funding for State of Maine, White House Responds to 'Musk Leaving' Article, Trump Signs Ticketing Order, House Attempting to Limit Judicial Power, States Sue Over HHS Covid Funding Cuts (30:01)

7. Rumor Has It: Was a Man Mistakenly Deported? How Did Trump Really Calculate Reciprocal Tariffs? (36:53)

8. Critical Thinking Segment (41:23)

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President Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariffs. Here's What It Means

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-ask-tariff-exemptions-express-concern-trump-trade-war-rcna198987

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/republicans-in-congress-can-prevent-trumps-most-senseless-tariffs/

https://news.sky.com/story/liberation-day-is-here-but-what-will-it-mean-for-global-trade-13340222

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/04/02/heres-what-to-know-about-liberation-day-from-announcement-time-to-what-trump-may-target/

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5345802/trump-tariffs-liberation-day

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-liberation-day-what-expect-april-2

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-vote-rebuke-trump-tariffs-canada-rcna199336

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-tariffs-tiktok-musk-april-02-2025-live-updates/3881445/

https://time.com/7268866/history-of-tariffs-trump/

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/live-blog/trump-tariffs-market-reactions-live-updates-rcna199172

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbktMd-zvgY

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/01/trump-tariff-timeline-effective-april-2.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-liberation-day-arrives-gambles-big-risky-tariff/story?id=120382209

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/business/europe-retaliation-plan-us-tariffs-intl/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/stocks-slide-eve-trumps-tariff-announcement/story?id=120369618

https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-100-days/us-farmers-expected-to-bear-the-brunt-of-retaliatory-tariffs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/04/02/how-much-trump-tariffs-will-costyou/82777080007/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Day

https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/01/the-inaugural-address/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/04/president-trumps-bold-trade-action-draws-praise/

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/tariffs-trump-china-canada-mexico-explainer.html

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1907531727683334384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1907531727683334384%7Ctwgr%5E9c58318660ba548c8145af83a2e294588614a3f2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fbusiness%2Flive-news%2Ftariffs-trump-news-04-02-25%2Findex.html 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/regulating-imports-with-a-reciprocal-tariff-to-rectify-trade-practices-that-contribute-to-large-and-persistent-annual-united-states-goods-trade-deficits/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/04/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-declares-national-emergency-to-increase-our-competitive-edge-protect-our-sovereignty-and-strengthen-our-national-and-economic-security/ 

https://ustr.gov/trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements/united-states-mexico-canada-agreement/fact-sheets/modernizing#:~:text=The%20new%20United%20States%2DMexico,economic%20growth%20in%20North%20America. 

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:50%20section:1702%20edition:prelim) 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/reciprocal-tariff?from=mdr 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reciprocal-tariffs-trump-countries-2025/ 

https://ustr.gov/countries-regions 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-liberation-day-arrives-gambles-big-risky-tariff/story?id=120382209

https://ustr.gov/about/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2025/april/us-trade-representative-issues-statement-president-trumps-declaration-national-emergency

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48435

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/how-congress-delegates-its-tariff-powers-to-the-president

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/stock-market-today-live-updates-trump-tariffs.html

DOJ Seeks Death Penalty Against Luigi Mangione

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-directs-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-luigi-mangione

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/01/luigi-mangione-death-penalty-brian-thompson.html

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/luigi-mangione-death-penalty-doj

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/luigi-mangione-doj-seeks-death-penalty/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/restoring-the-death-penalty-and-protecting-public-safety/

https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1388561/dl?inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

https://www.justice.gov/usao/justice-101/sentencing

https://www.justice.gov/archive/dag/pubdoc/deathpenaltystudy.htm#feddeathpenaltylaw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_by_the_United_States_federal_government#:~:text=In%20practice%2C%20the%20federal%20government,occurred%20between%201972%20and%202001.

HHS and Ed. Dept. Reviewing $9B in Harvard Grants and Contracts

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/ed-hhs-and-gsa-initiate-federal-contract-and-grant-review-of-harvard-university#:~:text=%E2%80%9CHarvard's%20failure%20to%20protect%20students,its%20reputation%20in%20serious%20jeopardy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/trump-administration-harvard-funding.html

https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/hhs-ed-and-gsa-respond-to-columbia-universitys-actions-to-comply-with-joint-03242025

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/4/1/trump-review-harvard-funds/

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/harvard-trump-billions-review-3fc3d5c0

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/task-force-antisemitism-harvard-contracts-grants.html

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/1/31/harvard-funding-threat/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/31/trump-administration-reviews-harvard-federal-contracts-grant-00261328

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-reviewing-billions-government-contracts-grants-harvard-amid-antisemitism-allegations

https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-trump-administration-reviewing

https://san.com/cc/government-launches-review-of-harvards-9-billion-in-federal-funds/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/additional-measures-to-combat-anti-semitism/

https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=f53ad43d8ed200b781a6647915a310a2

https://www.sentinelinitiative.org/about/sentinel-structure/sentinel-operations-center-soc

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immune-mechanisms-protection-mycobacterium-tuberculosis

Nashville Police Release Final Covenant School Shooting Report

https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/04/covenant-final-summary.pdf

Judge Says Trump Administration Must Restore Legal Funding for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-appointed-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-terminating-legal-aid-unaccompanied-migrant-children

https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/04/gov.uscourts.cand_.447078.33.0.pdf

https://san.com/cc/judge-rules-trump-administration-to-reinstate-legal-aid-for-migrant-children/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-temporarily-restores-funding-legal-aid-migrant-children/story?id=120411377

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/02/nx-s1-5348831/judge-trump-administration-legal-aid-to-migrant-children

https://abc7ny.com/post/trump-administration-cuts-off-access-legal-services-unaccompanied-migrant-children/15931702/

https://acaciajustice.org/what-we-do/unaccompanied-children-program/

https://acaciajustice.org/acacia-center-for-justice-urges-immediate-restoration-of-unaccompanied-children-program/

Quick Hitters

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyq24388ppo

https://san.com/cc/booker-criticizes-trump-democrats-in-record-breaking-senate-speech/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-results-rcna198353

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/buying-time-2025-wisconsin

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-passes-90-million-spending/story?id=120343103

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-corruption-case-dropped/

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/eric-adams-independent-reelection-campaign/

https://www.newsweek.com/man-pleading-guilty-attempted-assassination-justice-kavanaugh-2054369

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25877212/roske-letter.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/02/health/novavax-covid-vaccine-fda-delay/index.html

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/fda-novavax-covid-19-vaccine-deadline-c160454b

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https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-admin-freezes-funding-maine-letting-trans-athletes-girls-sports

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/04/02/usda-freezes-funding-promises-further-action-if-maine-continues-violating-federal-law

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/musk-not-leaving-yet-wrapping-up-work-schedule-once-incredible-work-doge-complete-white-house

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784

https://fam.state.gov/fam/11fam/11fam0610.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/eric-adams-announces-will-run-independent-new-york-mayoral-race-rcna199448

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr1526rh/pdf/BILLS-119hr1526rh.pdf

https://nypost.com/2025/04/01/us-news/house-gop-advance-bill-which-will-halt-rogue-judges-from-pausing-trumps-executive-orders/

https://san.com/cc/23-states-and-d-c-sue-trump-administration-over-hhs-funding-cuts/

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-trump-administration-slashing-vital-health-funding

https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/colorado-et-al-v-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/combating-unfair-practices-in-the-live-entertainment-market/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-sign-executive-order-protect-americans-from-exploitive-ticket-scalping-entertainment-industry

https://san.com/cc/23-states-and-d-c-sue-trump-administration-over-hhs-funding-cuts/

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-sues-trump-administration-slashing-vital-health-funding

https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/colorado-et-al-v-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf

Rumor Has It

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-defends-deporting-accused-ms-13-leader-el-salvador-amid-backlash

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/politics/maryland-father-mistakenly-deported-el-salvador-prison/index.html

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815/gov.uscourts.mdd.578815.11.0.pdf

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1252

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69777799/2/abrego-garcia-v-noem/

https://x.com/JamesSurowiecki

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/economy/reciprocal-tariff-math/index.html

https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/reciprocal-tariff-calculations

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1907531727683334384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1907531727683334384%7Ctwgr%5E9c58318660ba548c8145af83a2e294588614a3f2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fbusiness%2Flive-news%2Ftariffs-trump-news-04-02-25%2Findex.html