UNBIASED Politics (2/6/25): U.S./Gaza Takeover Comments, Politico's $8.2M Government Payout, CBS Releases Harris Interview Transcript, the Controversy Behind USAID, and More.

Episode Format:

1. USAID: What Is It and Why So Much Controversy? (2:24)

2. DOGE Claims to Have Made Significant Cuts. Can It Actually Make Cuts? (10:22)

3. Trump Proposes US Take Control of Gaza After War and Rebuild (15:39)

4. CBS Releases Transcript from Harris Interview Amid $10B Lawsuit From Trump (26:47)

5. President Trump Signs 'Keeping Men Out Of Women's Sports' Executive Order; Here's What It Says and How It Has To Do With Immigration (29:28)

6. Quick Hitters: Updates to the Federal Buyout Offer, DOJ Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Laws, Pam Bondi Confirmed as Attorney General (35:05)

7. Rumor Has It: Politico Received $8.2M From Government Last Year (36:56)

8. Critical Thinking Segment (38:40)

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USAID: What Is It and Why So Much Controversy?

https://x.com/5149jamesli/status/1886533918884814942

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/05/usaid-trump-musk-rubio-state-department/

https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/TMC_FY_2025-FINAL.pdf

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/04/elon-musk-usaid-00202409

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/documents-show-how-usaid-funded-ridiculous-projects-elon-musk-reacts-7645010

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/usaid-vs-musk-and-trump-is-usaid-connected-to-wuhan-lab-or-coronavirus/articleshow/117915778.cms

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12500

DOGE Claims to Have Made Significant Cuts. Can It Actually Make Cuts?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/what-has-doge-cut-so-far

https://x.com/doge?lang=en

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/establishing-and-implementing-the-presidents-department-of-government-efficiency/

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/what-is-doge-donald-trump-elon-musk/

https://san.com/cc/doge-cancels-millions-in-government-payments-to-left-leaning-media-outlet/

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judge-approves-limits-on-sharing-treasury-data-after-musk-allies-move-in-e0a86ec0

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-treasury-brings-two-members-171641951.html

Trump Proposes US Take Control of Gaza After War and Rebuild

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOPmqUXR77c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEkPDIva8cQ

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-host-israeli-pm-white-house/

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5287576/trump-gaza-takeover

https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-washington-ceasefire-1c8deec4dd46177e08e07d669d595ed3

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/gaza-strip-controls-s-know-rcna119405

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/5/how-us-politicians-responded-to-trumps-proposal-for-us-to-own-gaza

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4z32y12jpo

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113956721204228037

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/level-it-trump-says-us-take-over-gaza-strip-rebuild

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-trump-netanyahu-db2c407baf803291a4acf6edfd708c48

https://jppi.org.il/en/%D7%A1%D7%A7%D7%A8-%D7%94%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%94-%D7%94%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%AA-%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A9-%D7%A4%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%91-%D7%92%D7%93/

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5287576/trump-gaza-takeover

https://x.com/ksamofaen/status/1886953044484473007?s=46&t=L4H0Vix1JvE8DXyUciNhYA

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-official-says-trumps-remarks-about-taking-over-gaza-are-could-ignite-2025-02-05/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/us/politics/trump-gaza-strip-netanyahu.html

https://www.barrons.com/news/deportation-from-occupied-territory-strictly-prohibited-un-on-gaza-9f95f63f

CBS Releases Transcript from Harris Interview Amid $10B Lawsuit From Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJys7OVH24E (60 minutes)

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pbq6fcc0iltxnx3ahukmz/Transcript-Transcribed-Unedited-Interview-Footage-8-of-14.pdf?rlkey=7xvynvcj6is6eukyclmbg7i6u&e=1&st=gzy0zb4u&dl=0 (full transcript)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-publishes-transcripts-video-requested-by-fcc/

https://san.com/cc/transcripts-show-60-minutes-edited-kamala-harris-remarks-during-interview/

President Trump Signs 'Keeping Men Out Of Women's Sports' Executive Order

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/trump-trans-athletes-executive-order.html?login=email&auth=login-email 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/us/politics/trump-order-transgender-athletes-womens-sports.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/trump-executive-order-ban-trans-women-sports-rcna190767 

https://www.justice.gov/crt/title-ix-education-amendments-1972 

https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws/title-ix-and-sex-discrimination 

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/43703874/trump-bar-transgender-athletes competing-women-sports 

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/trump-executive-order-transgender-athletes-womens-sports 

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-executive-order-protecting-womens-sports-garners-ncaa-response 

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-vows-homeland-security-prevent-trans-athletes-from-entering-country-2028-la-olympics 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/err/H5%20-%20Waiver%20of%20Inadmissibility%20-%20Misrepresentation%20-%20212%20(i)/Decisions_Issued_in_2013/JUN182013_01H5212.pdf 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-signs-order-aimed-at-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-in-womens-sports 

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/judge-scraps-bidens-title-ix-rules-reversing-expansion-protections-lgb-rcna187052 

https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Beyond-the-Games/Human-Rights/IOC-Framework-Fairness-Inclusion-Non-discrimination-2021.pdf 

Quick Hitters

https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/02/06/trumps-federal-buyout-offer-expires-today-as-over-40000-staff-agree-to-leave-heres-what-to-know/

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.473062/gov.uscourts.ilnd.473062.1.0.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-confirms-pam-bondi-u-s-attorney-general

Rumor Has It

https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=ce007c986b96d38c983ae10dc0614b6a

https://san.com/cc/doge-cancels-millions-in-government-payments-to-left-leaning-media-outlet/