UNBIASED Politics (3/13/25): Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs, Khalil's Arrest and Detention, USAID Official Says 'Burn & Destroy' Documents, CDC Director Nomination Withdrawn, and More.

Mar 13

Written By Jordan Berman

Episode Format:

Tariff War Update; Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs (1:22)
Meta Whistleblower Files SEC Complaint and Releases Tell-All Memoir (7:01)
HHS Secretary Kennedy Wants to Get Rid of Generally Recognized as Safe "Loophole" (11:53)
DOJ Dismisses Federal Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Shelter for Unaccompanied Migrant Children; HHS Announces All Children Removed and All Shelters Closed (15:21)
Washington State Sues Washington County Accusing Sheriffs Office of Assisting ICE Agents (20:45)
USAID Sued After Acting Secretary Orders Employees to "Burn" and "Destroy" Documents (23:17)
Mahmoud Khalil to Remain in Louisiana Facility At Least Until Friday (26:18)
National Transportation Safety Board Issues "Urgent Recommendations" Following DC Crash (30:22)
Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Law Firms (31:59)
Quick Hitters: Inflation Cools, CDC Director Nomination Withdrawn, Trump Admin Takes Birthright Citizenship to Supreme Court, Astronauts Not Coming Home, Agencies Must Rehire Probationary Employees, Southwest Won't Allow Free Bags, All Migrants at Guantanamo Flown Back to US, EPA's Deregulatory Actions, Government Shutdown Looms (34:29)
Critical Thinking Segment (39:20)

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Tariff War Update; Trump Threatens 200% Tariffs

Axios: EU announces $28 billion in counter tariffs on U.S. goods

Axios: Trump threatens, then reverses, new Canadian tariffs

FOX: EU retaliates against Trump tariffs by targeting $28B of US goods, potentially including meats, tools

AP: Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs

RBC: Five things to watch for as U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs roll out

BBC: Starmer says 'all options on table' on US tariffs

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114155003492555395

https://x.com/LaurentSMartin/status/1900169739302776980

https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/canada-200-percent-dairy-tariff-fact-check/

Meta Whistleblower Files SEC Complaint and Releases Tell-All Memoir

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/09/meta-china-censorship-facebook-mark-zuckerberg/

https://people.com/facebook-sheryl-sandberg-slept-in-assistant-lap-loves-her-former-colleague-claims-memoir-11695121

HHS Secretary Kennedy Wants to Get Rid of Generally Recognized as Safe "Loophole"

https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/22528-fda-will-explore-potential-rulemaking-on-gras

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/03/10/hhs-secretary-kennedy-directs-fda-explore-rulemaking-eliminate-pathway-companies-self-affirm-food-ingredients-safe.html

https://theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/why-different-countries-make-different?utm_source=publication-search

DOJ Dismisses Federal Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Shelter for Unaccompanied Migrant Children; HHS Announces All Children Removed and All Shelters Closed

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/protecting-uacs-from-abuse.html 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/hhs-doj-move-end-sexual-abuse-and-harassment-unaccompanied-alien-children-shelters-operated 

https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1360846/dl?inline 

https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1393141/dl

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-administration-drops-lawsuit-company-alleged-abuse-child-119722386

https://southwestkey.org/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/doj-migrants-southwest-key-lawsuit.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/02/us/southwest-key-migrant-children.html

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/24/2014-29984/standards-to-prevent-detect-and-respond-to-sexual-abuse-and-sexual-harassment-involving

https://www.newsmax.com/us/unaccompanied-children-migrants-abuse/2025/03/12/id/1202548/

https://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-act-1

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/19/politics/housing-provider-migrant-children-sexual-abuse/index.html