UNBIASED Politics (1/16/25): Cuba No Longer State Sponsor of Terrorism, Transgender Sports Bill, Israel and Hamas Ceasefire, SEC Sues Elon Musk, FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3, GOOD NEWS, and More.

Episode Format:

1. President Biden Removes Cuba from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism (0:10)

2. House Passes Transgender Sports Bill; Here's Why It'll Be Tougher to Pass in Senate (4:27)

3. SEC Sues Elon Musk over Late Twitter Ownership Disclosure (9:05)

4. FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 (12:47)

5. Senate Confirmation Hearings Kick Off; Recapping Hearings of Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi (17:16)

6. Multiple Lawsuits Filed After LA Wildfires (24:03)

7. Israel and Hamas Reach Ceasefire Deal with Help of Biden and Trump Administrations (28:43)

8. Quick Hitters: President Biden's Farewell Address, New Rule Bans Chinese and Russian Tech in Passenger Cars, DOT Sues Southwest and Frontier for Delayed Flights, Southwest Airlines Pilot Arrested on Plane for DUI, Trump Announces 'External Revenue Service,' WSJ Reports TikTok Considering Musk to Take Over US Operations, TikTok's CEO to Attend Inauguration, Supreme Court Hears First Amendment Porn Law Case, DOJ Releases Volume One of Trump Election Interference Report, Blue Origin Rocket Launches Into Orbit, Mortgage Rates Are Up (32:24)

9. Some GOOD News (39:04)

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President Biden Removes Cuba from List of State Sponsors of Terrorism

https://apnews.com/article/biden-cuba-terrorism-designation-a0e2f003ce7100e6a845ef7ed6e96a1b

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2025/01/14/certification-of-rescission-of-cubas-designation-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

https://apnews.com/article/biden-cuba-terrorism-designation-a0e2f003ce7100e6a845ef7ed6e96a1b

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/politics/biden-remove-cuba-from-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-list/index.html

https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/cuba/#:~:text=Overview%3A%20Cuba%20was%20designated%20as,guerrilla%20groups%20and%20individual%20terrorists.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/biden-administration-cuba-state-sponsor-terrorism-designation-rcna187661

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-removes-cubas-state-sponsor-terrorism-designation-reversing-trump-administration-move

https://www.state.gov/state-sponsors-of-terrorism/

https://cu.usembassy.gov/u-s-announces-designation-of-cuba-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/05/29/rescission-cuba-state-sponsor-terrorism

https://ucfglobalperspectives.org/blog/2024/10/03/cuba-on-the-state-sponsorship-of-terrorism-list-for-over-thirty-years/

House Passes Transgender Sports Bill; Here's Why It'll Be Tougher to Pass in Senate

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/28/all-info

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6062855/2025/01/14/ncaa-transgender-athlete-policy-charlie-baker/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/14/house-passes-bill-restricting-transgender-athletes-from-womens-sports-00198171

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/politics/house-vote-ban-transgender-athletes-womens-sports/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/two-house-dems-join-gop-ban-biological-males-from-girls-school-sports

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/politics/house-vote-ban-transgender-athletes-womens-sports/index.html

SEC Sues Elon Musk over Late Twitter Ownership Disclosure

https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2025/comp26219.pdf

https://apnews.com/article/sec-elon-musk-lawsuit-twitter-stock-5c55f71fa7e57f2f8d59ce324e277629

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-sec-sues-elon-musk-over-late-disclosure-twitter-stake-2025-01-14/

https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/elon-musk-responds-to-sec-complaint-underpaying-for-twitter/485585

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/technology/sec-elon-musk-securities-violations.html

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1867357433493872874

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1879322286291054653

FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3

https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/red-3s-swan-song-the-science-behind

https://www.cspinet.org/press-release/red-3-fda-petition

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/health/fda-red-dye-3-cancer-rats.html

https://www.fda.gov/industry/color-additives/fdc-red-no-3

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/15/health/red-dye-no-3-ban-fda-wellness/index.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/01/15/fda-bans-use-of-red-dye-no-3-in-foods-what-to-know-about-the-chemical/

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/food-dyes

https://casetext.com/case/public-citizen-v-young

Senate Confirmation Hearings Kick Off; Recapping Hearings of Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwLLCRI8usM

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg45l9q62w4o

https://san.com/media-miss/hegseth-promises-to-reinstate-repay-troops-who-refused-covid-vaccine/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-5-moments-from-pete-hegseths-senate-confirmation-hearing

https://san.com/cc/hegseth-questioned-on-infidelity-women-in-combat-and-alcohol-in-confirmation/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/racist-extremist-tattoo-how-pete-hegseth-responded-to-question-on-controversial-ink-in-defence-post-hearing/articleshow/117255805.cms

https://www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth-answered-questions-about-jerusalem-cross-tattoo-what-know-2014964

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5iGMGxKKZA

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ag-nominee-pam-bondi-seen-steadying-force-steer-doj-trumps-second-term

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2025/01/Opening-Statement_Bondi.pdf

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/anti-lgbtq-ag-nominee-pam-bondi-says-shell-respect-the-law-on-marriage/

Multiple Lawsuits Filed After LA Wildfires

https://abcnews.go.com/US/pacific-palisades-residents-sue-los-angeles-department-water/story?id=117692332

https://nypost.com/2025/01/15/us-news/victims-sue-los-angeles-department-of-water-and-power-over-palisades-fire/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/15/lawsuit-utility-water-failures-palisades-fire/77703536007/

https://www.newsweek.com/la-water-department-sued-wildfire-response-2015113

https://www.newsweek.com/utility-company-sued-over-equipments-alleged-role-starting-la-fire-2014289

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/7/eaton-fire/updates/cce4a79a-38e2-43b8-8d62-b1566b951c34

https://apnews.com/article/california-wildfires-eaton-cause-utility-fireworks-eb0f4f71e437f1ba692f929e9633c856

Israel and Hamas Reach Ceasefire Deal with Help of Biden and Trump Administrations

https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-the-hostage-ceasefire-agreement-reached-between-israel-and-hamas/

https://www.foxnews.com/world/israels-netanyahu-accuses-hamas-trying-back-out-cease-fire-deal

https://apnews.com/article/gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-mediators-3a646fe5606d87db767e8a434f7a5f74

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-01-15-24/index.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/15/whats-in-the-first-stage-of-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal

https://www.mo.news/newsletter/details-hamas-israel-reach-hostage-release-ceasefire-deal

Quick Hitters

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-set-give-farewell-address-after-securing-israel/story?id=117719108

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-14/us-finalizes-rule-banning-smart-cars-with-russian-chinese-tech

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-ban-russian-chinese-software-hardware-vehicles/story?id=117627935

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/trumps-external-revenue-service-collect-from-importers-not-foreign-sources

https://www.wsj.com/tech/china-officials-internally-discuss-option-of-tiktok-sale-to-musk-bac0a224?mod=hp_lista_pos3

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/16/tiktok-ceo-trump-inauguration-ban

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-01/Complaint%20Against%20Southwest%20Airlines.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwest-airlines-pilot-dui-booking-savannah/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/01/supreme-court-divided-on-texas-age-verification-law-for-porn-sites/

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/14/jack-smith-trump-final-report-jan-6

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25486177-report-of-special-counsel-smith-volume-1-january-2025/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/science/new-glenn-launch-blue-origin/index.html#:~:text=The%20debut%20flight%20of%20New,making%20the%20mission%20a%20success.

https://san.com/cc/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-lifts-off-on-first-space-flight/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/economy/mortgage-rates-7-percent/index.html

https://www.justice.gov/storage/Report-of-Special-Counsel-Smith-Volume-1-January-2025.pdf

Good News

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktok-landscaper-raises-800k-for-elderly-disabled-woman-who-couldnt-find-anyone-to-mow-her-lawn/