UNBIASED Politics (7/31/25): FBI Director Finds "Burn Bags" of Classified Documents, What We Know About the Manhattan Shooting, a New Senate Bill to Ban Insider Trading, and More.

Jul 31

Written By Jordan Berman

Episode Format:

What We Know About the Manhattan Shooting and Gunman (1:10)
President Trump Signs Executive Order to Combat Homelessness; Here's What It Says (6:25)
Senate Democrats Try to Use Old Rule to Force Release of Epstein Files (15:02)
Ghislaine Maxwell Says She'll Testify Before Congress But With Conditions (18:38)
Senate Confirms Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Position; Here's Why His Confirmation Is Controversial (22:59)
FBI Director Finds "Burns Bags" Allegedly Corroborating Russian Interference Allegations Against Obama Administration; Ex-CIA Official Accuses White House of Lying (26:30)
Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Insider Trading (30:55)
Quick Hitters: President Trump to Bring Back Old Fitness Test, Former VP Harris Not Running for CA Governor, Brown University Settles with Trump Administration (33:46)
Rumor Has It: Is the Trump Administration Planning on Burning $9.7M Worth of Contraceptives? (35:27)
Critical Thinking Segment (39:28)

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What We Know About the Manhattan Shooting and Gunman

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nyc-manhattan-shooting-shane-tamura-07-29-25

https://apnews.com/article/manhattan-office-shooting-nfl-nyc-d32bec88dfe208af1a413cec02034a14

https://www.foxnews.com/us/nyc-shooting-what-know-about-shane-tamura-gunman-who-killed-4-including-nypd-cop-midtown-manhattan

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/28/at-least-2-people-shot-at-manhattan-office-building-housing-financial-firms-and-nfl-00480855

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-shooting-suspect-shane-devon-temura-what-know-rcna221638

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nyc-shooting-gunman-note-victims-investigation/

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/midtown-shooting-nfl-office-345-park-avenue-shane-tamura-suspect-note/6351377/

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/police-find-2nd-note-deadly-manhattan-shooting-124198798

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/new-york-city-shooting-live-updates-police-investigate-motive-five-peo-rcna221654

President Trump Signs Executive Order to Combat Homelessness; Here's What It Says

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/

Senate Democrats Try to Use Old Rule to Force Release of Epstein Files

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/2954

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-democrats-seek-to-force-jeffrey-epstein-files-release-rule-of-five-law/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/democrats-trump-epstein-files.html

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/30/politics/senate-democrats-epstein-files-arcane-law

https://www.democrats.senate.gov/news/press-releases/leader-schumer-floor-remarks-on-joining-all-senate-democrats-on-the-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs-committee-in-invoking-the-rule-of-five-to-compel-the-department-of-justice-to-release-the-epstein-files-and-be-transparent-with-the-american-people

Ghislaine Maxwell Says She'll Testify Before Congress But With Conditions

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26035113-maxwellcomer072925/

https://san.com/cc/house-committee-denies-ghislaine-maxwells-immunity-request/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/politics/maxwell-conditions-congressional-testimony

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/07/29/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-tells-congress-shell-only-testify-after-appeal-is-over-or-if-trump-pardons-her/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislaine-maxwell-congressional-deposition-immunity-pardon-conditions/

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/07/will-the-supreme-court-hear-ghislaine-maxwell-case/

Senate Confirms Emil Bove to Lifetime Judicial Position; Here's Why His Confirmation Is Controversial

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/politics/emil-bove-trump-attorney-confirmed-federal-appellate-judge

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-lawyer-bove-confirmed-us-appeals-court-overcoming-democratic-opposition-2025-07-30/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/trump-judicial-nominee-bove-clears-senate-panel-despite-democratic-protest-2025-07-17/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-confirms-trump-nominee-emil-bove-appeals-court-whistleblowers-rcna221781

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit

FBI Director Finds "Burns Bags" Allegedly Corroborating Russian Interference Allegations Against Obama Administration; Ex-CIA Official Accuses White House of Lying

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/patel-found-thousands-sensitive-trump-russia-probe-docs-inside-burn-bags-secret-room-fbi

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/gabbard-white-house-lying-intel-russian-interference-2016-ex-cia-offic-rcna220870

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/1312.29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_bag

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/oversight

https://www.gsa.gov/directives-library/sensitive-compartmented-information-facility-use-scif-policy

https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4086-pr-15-25

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/26/politics/retired-cia-official-rebuts-gabbards-claims

https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/department-of-justice-cia-transmit-declassified-durham-documents/

https://san.com/cc/fbi-documents-on-trump-russia-probe-allegedly-found-in-burn-bags-report/

Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Insider Trading

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5429533-josh-hawley-donald-trump-stock-trading-ban/