UNBIASED Politics (1/6/25): Biden Blocks Oil Drilling and Steel Deal, Congress Certifies Election Results, Trump to be Sentenced Friday, NYC's New Congestion Pricing, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Announcement for the New Season of UNBIASED Politics (0:00)

2. Speaker Johnson is Re-Elected to Lead 119th Congress (3:22)

3. Biden Blocks US Steel/Nippon Steel Merger (8:53)

4. Biden Awards 19 Presidential Medals of Freedom (13:36)

5. Apple to Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Siri Recordings (18:37)

6. NYC Implements New Congestion Pricing (20:59)

7. Congress Certifies 2024 Election Results (24:50)

8. Biden Bans Future Oil/Gas Drilling Covering 625M Acres of Ocean (26:40)

9. Quick Hitters: Surgeon General Releases Cancer/Alcohol Advisory, JetBlue Fined $2M for Late Flights, TikTok Ban Update, Trump to be Sentenced on Friday, United to Use Starlink on Flights, Ohio's New Law Charges for Police Camera Footage (30:14)

10. Critical Thinking Segment (37:31)

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Speaker Johnson Re-Elected to Lead 119th Congress

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/house-speaker-vote-live-updates-mike-johnsons-fate/?id=117268878

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-cheers-johnson-winning-speaker-vote-america-back

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/01/03/trump-congratulates-mike-johnson-for-winning-house-speaker-vote-live-updates/

https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241216/CR.pdf

https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1875230086611272150

Biden Blocks US Steel/Nippon Steel Merger

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2025/01/03/order-regarding-the-proposed-acquisition-of-united-states-steel-corporation-by-nippon-steel-corporation/

https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/657c753df917ef83a31f840c/677bc66058bee706e1560b74_Petition%20for%20Review%201.6.25.pdf (lawsuit against Biden Administration)

https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/657c753df917ef83a31f840c/677bcd845967d44533755df2_U.%20S.%20Steel%20vs.%20Cliffs%20Complaint%201.6.25.pdf (lawsuit against Cleveland Cliffs)

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/nippon-steel-says-its-suing-biden-admin-blocking-us-steel-acquisition

https://apnews.com/article/nippon-steel-japan-cfius-economy-biden-099564a3cddca587af0d7340e0c15ed6

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113781647532063909

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/06/us-steel-nippon-lawsuit-biden

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/03/statement-from-president-joe-biden-13/

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/us-steel-nippon-lawsuit-ba874535

Biden Awards 19 Presidential Medals of Freedom

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/04/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-3/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/politics/biden-medals-freedom.html

https://apnews.com/article/biden-medal-of-freedom-clinton-soros-denzel-washington-4b19a363d3058ac3b8107e2002b93651

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/politics/biden-presidential-medal-of-freedom-honorees/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/politics/presidential-medal-of-freedom-honorees.html

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47639

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-awards-presidential-medal-freedom-hillary-clinton-michael-j-fox-denzel-2025-01-04/

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/biden-awards-medal-of-freedom-to-hillary-clinton-george-soros-and-others-bfbd7652

Apple to Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged Secret Siri Recordings

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2025/01/06/apple-siri-eavesdropping-payout-heres-whos-eligible-and-how-to-claim/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/apple-pay-95-million-siri-spying-lawsuit

https://apnews.com/article/apple-siri-iphone-lawsuit-settlement-9b8ab3e079ae6962435f38eddb937b39

https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphone-siri-settlement-what-to-know-3a543c8f31256b03897cdeaca4cd9b3f

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25474914-proposed-apple-siri-settlement/

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/03/apple-siri-lawsuit-settlement-claim-form

https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/apple-siri-privacy-lawsuit-settlement-1236142464/

NYC Implements New Congestion Pricing

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/05/nx-s1-5248994/new-york-congestion-pricing

https://apnews.com/article/nyc-congestion-pricing-manhattan-traffic-5a8a6de4495d687079290918f5a499c2

https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-launches-congestion-pricing-today-what-you-need-know

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-set-to-revive-congestion-pricing-582268d8

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/nyregion/congestion-pricing-pause-hochul.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-start-new-jersey-judge-decision/?ftag=MSF0951a18

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/05/hochul-manhattan-toll-plan-trump-00196489

Congress Certifies 2024 Election Results

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-counts-electoral-votes-what-to-know/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yxn8nnnkvo

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-oversee-certification-her-defeat-trump-presidential-election-sacred-obligation

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/users-manual-certifying-presidential-election

https://www.wsj.com/politics/congress-election-certification-donald-trump-f30d1119?mod=hp_lead_pos4

Biden Bans Future Oil/Gas Drilling Covering 625M Acres of Ocean

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-protects-atlantic-and-pacific-coasts-from-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/06/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-protecting-americas-ocean-and-coasts-from-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-issues-sweeping-offshore-oil-gas-drilling-ban-625m-acres-federal-waters-ahead-trump-transition

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/06/biden-offshore-oil-gas-drilling-ban

https://www.boem.gov/oil-gas-energy/leasing/areas-under-restriction#:~:text=Under%20Section%2012(a)%20of,of%20the%20Outer%20Continental%20Shelf.

https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Outer-Continental-Shelf-Lands-Act.pdf

Quick Hitters

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/01/03/us-surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-link-alcohol-cancer-risk.html

https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/alcohol-cancer/index.html

https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-01/JetBlue%20Airways%20Order%20-%202024-12-21.pdf

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot-penalizes-jetblue-chronic-flight-delays

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/justice-department-supreme-court-trump-pause-tiktok-ban-rcna186240

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336568/20250103162633069_24-656rb_Govt_final.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24-656/336151/20241227163400981_2024-12-27%20-%20TikTok%20v.%20Garland%20-%20Amicus%20Brief%20of%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump.pdf

https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFs/press/PDFs/People%20v.%20DJT%20Clayton%20Decision.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-files-motion-stay-unlawful-sentencing-new-york-case

https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-penal/part-2-sentences/title-e-sentences/article-65-sentences-of-probation-conditional-discharge-and-unconditional-discharge/section-6520-sentence-of-unconditional-discharge

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/05/business/starlink-united-airlines-elon-musk/index.html

https://search-prod.lis.state.oh.us/api/v2/general_assembly_135/legislation/hb315/08_EN/pdf/

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5067267-ohio-governor-mike-dewine-body-cam-footage-charge/