UNBIASED Politics (3/3/25): Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy Fight It Out, 'Phase 1' of Epstein File Release, Measles Outbreak and Kennedy's Response, Halt on Russian Cyber Operations, and More.

Episode Format:

1. One Court Upholds Mass Firings; Another Says No. Here's What Happens Now (0:10)

2. AG Bondi Releases 'Phase 1' of Epstein Files to Conservative Influencers (3:25)

3. President Trump Declares English the Official Language of U.S. (9:14)

4. ACLU Files New Lawsuit Preventing Transfer of Migrants to Guantanamo (11:19)

5. President Trump, VP Vance, and President Zelenskyy Fight It Out in Oval Office (13:21)

6. MANA Nutrition Sees USAID Contract Restored; What You Should Know About DOGE.gov (26:18)

7. Measles Outbreak in Texas; Here's How the New HHS Secretary Is Responding (32:11)

8. New Reports Say Hegseth Has Ordered a Stop on Russian Cyber Operations (37:17)

9. Quick Hitters: Ed. Dept. Offers Employees $25k Buyout, Judge Puts Pause on Trump's Transgender Women in Sports Order, GSA Releases Tech Team Amid Federal Cuts (38:45)

10. Critical Thinking Segment (41:16)

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One Court Upholds Mass Firings; Another Says No. Here's What Happens Now

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307906/trump-probationary-employees-firing-mspb

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.444883/gov.uscourts.cand.444883.45.0.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.277419/gov.uscourts.dcd.277419.28.0_3.pdf

https://apnews.com/article/trump-federal-employees-firings-a85d1aaf1088e050d39dcf7e3664bb9f

https://www.reuters.com/legal/labor-groups-sue-trump-administration-over-mass-firings-probationary-employees-2025-02-20

https://apnews.com/article/trump-federal-employees-firings-a85d1aaf1088e050d39dcf7e3664bb9f

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/judge-blocks-federal-firings-20192832.php

AG Bondi Releases 'Phase 1' of Epstein Files to Conservative Influencers

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-pamela-bondi-releases-first-phase-declassified-epstein-files

https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-releases-phase-epstein-files-including-evidence-list/story?id=119274954

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/hyped-release-epstein-files-sparks-anger-disappointment-right-rcna194087

https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-pam-bondi-trump-1a6af3e9fa1cfb6d267985a971a4929a

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/epstein-files-pam-bondi-names-list-b2706666.html

https://www.newsnationnow.com/crime/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-crime-timeline/

President Trump Declares English the Official Language of U.S.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/designating-english-as-the-official-language-of-the-united-states/

ACLU Files New Lawsuit Preventing Transfer of Migrants to Guantanamo

https://www.aclu.org/cases/las-americas-immigrant-advocacy-center-v-noem?document=Complaint#legal-documents

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/groups-sue-trump-administration-to-halt-transfer-of-immigrants-from-u-s-to-guantanamo-bay

https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-5/

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10654

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lawyers-sue-to-stop-trump-administration-from-sending-10-migrants-to-guantanamo-bay

https://www.aclu.org/documents/emergency-stay-motion

https://www.aclu.org/documents/complaint-escalona-v-noem

President Trump, VP Vance, and President Zelenskyy Fight It Out in Oval Office

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn527pz54neo

https://www.csis.org/analysis/breaking-down-us-ukraine-minerals-deal

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114082877976878390

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j0ggm3mdwo

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pxbGjvcdyY

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump

https://youtu.be/l89JcG9Mnes?si=GgP8oo_pQd5R-EHP

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2025/02/28/trump-zelenskyy-clash-oval-office-ukraine/80848220007/

MANA Nutrition Sees USAID Contract Restored; What You Should Know About DOGE.gov

https://www.yahoo.com/news/usaid-reinstates-contracts-georgia-company-121215347.html

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1896069585767649449

https://doge.gov/savings

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-wall-of-receipts-more-discrepancies/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/upshot/doge-spending-cuts-changed.html

https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-doge-seemingly-admits-its-receipts-website-was-riddled-with-errors/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/musk-says-doge-quickly-fix-mistakes-makes-cutting-programs

Measles Outbreak in Texas; Here's How the New HHS Secretary Is Responding

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/measles-outbreak-feb-28-2025

https://www.nmhealth.org/about/erd/ideb/mog/

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6840e2.htm

https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-measles-outbreak-call-action-all-us

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/02/health/measles-rfk-vaccines/index.html

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/kennedy-jr-measles-outbreak-vaccine

New Reports Say Hegseth Has Ordered a Stop on Russian Cyber Operations

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/01/trump-putin-russia-cyber-offense-cisa/

https://www.cybercom.mil/About/Mission-and-Vision/

https://therecord.media/hegseth-orders-cyber-command-stand-down-russia-planning

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/hegseth-trump-russia-cyber-operations-ukraine

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-orders-halt-offensive-cyber-operations-rcna194435

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/us/politics/hegseth-cyber-russia-trump-putin.html

https://san.com/cc/us-to-halt-offensive-cyber-operations-against-russia-reports/

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/hegseth-trump-russia-cyber-operations-ukraine

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/us/politics/hegseth-cyber-russia-trump-putin.html

Quick Hitters

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/28/education-department-quit-00206765

https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/OrderGACPreliminaryInjunction.pdf?VersionId=HVG3TOqfc06hAWtsAHEx7oaojyxdUjV3 

https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/0001_Complaint.pdf 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/general-services-administration-shutters-technology-unit-trump-doge/

https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/at-10-years-gsas-tech-consulting-team-18f-cele-03192024

Critical Thinking Segment

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845/gov.uscourts.dcd.276845.63.1.pdf