UNBIASED Politics (2/13/25): Bribery Law on Pause, SAVE Act and Married Women, States Sue Over Disability Discrimination Law, FEMA Paying for 'Luxury' Hotels for Migrants, Kanye’s Super Bowl Ad & More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place. In today's episode: Trump Pauses Enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (0:21) Marc Fogel Released From Russian Prison Four Years After Arrest (4:47) States Sue Over Section 504; Here's What It Means for Americans With Disabilities (8:03) Four FEMA Employees Fired After DOGE Claims $59M Was Spent on 'Luxury Hotels' for Illegal Immigrants (15:33) DOJ Recommends All Charges Against NYC Mayor Eric Adams Be Dropped (19:32) Kanye West Airs Antisemitic Super Bowl Ad (21:47) Court Says CDC, FDA, and HHS Webpages Must Go Back Online After Executive Orders (23:56) Education Dept. Agrees to Temporarily Prohibit DOGE From Accessing Records After Being Sued (27:05) Senate Judiciary Democrats Request Second Patel Hearing After Accusing Him of Lying Under Oath (28:54) Quick Hitters: RFK Jr. Confirmed, FBI Finds News JFK Files, Trump's Order on Paper Straws, Trump Pardons Former Illinois Governor, Appeals Court Keeps Funding Freeze Pause in Place, Federal Buyout Offer Can Proceed, Bannon Pleads Guilty, Sotomayor Comments on Recent Judicial Threat, Inflation Jumps, Disney and Google Do Away With DEI Programs (31:36) Rumor Has It: Does the SAVE Act Ban Married Women From Voting? Is Trump Lifting the Death Penalty Moratorium to Execute Illegal Immigrants? Did Google Remove Black History Month and Pride Month from Calendar? (37:56) Listen/Watch this episode AD-FREE on Patreon. Watch this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok. All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.1	Terms and conditions apply. Welcome back to Unbiased, your favorite source of unbiased news and legal
0:35.3	analysis. Welcome back to Unbiased Politics. Today is Thursday, February 13th,
0:41.1	and today is actually Thursday, unlike on Monday when I told you it was Thursday, and it definitely
0:46.9	was not. So we do have a lot to talk about today. Let's just jump right in, starting off with this
0:52.4	executive order pausing enforcement of the
0:55.1	Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Keep in mind that the president, as the head of the executive
1:00.3	branch, has the authority to order the DOJ to not enforce laws. The president is technically the DOJ's
1:06.5	boss, right? So in this situation, the president is saying, hey, DOJ, we are not going to enforce the
1:12.9	FCPA right now, except in special situations, because the FCPA impedes the United States
1:19.5	's foreign policy objectives by limiting American citizens and businesses as they conduct
1:25.8	business in foreign countries.
1:28.2	Now, the FCPA is an anti-bribery law that prohibits U.S. citizens and businesses from
1:34.6	bribing foreign government officials to benefit their own business interests.
1:39.7	Imprisonment for FCPA violations is actually not so common, but when it does occur, the sentences
1:45.8	typically average around 30 months. Now, the law was originally enacted in 1977, but even at the
1:52.5	time of enactment, there was a bit of controversy surrounding it, and we'll get into the arguments
1:58.5	for and against, but the law was actually pretty
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