UNBIASED Politics (5/27/25): What's in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? PLUS the Plans for a 'Golden Dome,' Trump's New Air Force One, Pause on the Penny, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Former President Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer; Here's What His Diagnosis Means (1:17)

2. Defense Dept. Officially Accepts Qatari Plane for Air Force One; Here's What the Refit Project May Cost (3:56)

3. Trump Announces New 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense System (6:37)

4. DOJ Drops Police Reform Agreements with Louisville and Minneapolis (9:24)

5. Treasury Dept. to Stop Circulating Pennies by 2026 (14:43)

6. Supreme Court Ties 4-4 in Religious Charter School Case; Here's What That Means (17:24)

7. Boeing and Government Reached THIRD Agreement in 4 Years to Avoid 737 Max Trial; Will the Judge Accept It? (20:43)

8. DHS Revokes Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students; Court Intervenes (25:39)

9. Make America Healthy Again Commission Releases First Health Report Per President's Orders (29:27)

10. One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Here's What's In It (33:14)

11. Quick Hitters: Lawmaker Indicted, EU Tariffs Postponed, Hegseth Puts Restrictions on Reporters, 500% Sanctions on Russian Oil Buyers, US Steel Partnership (46:35)

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Former President Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer; Here's What His Diagnosis Means

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/18/politics/joe-biden-prostate-cancer

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/health/biden-prostate-cancer-diagnosis-wwk-wellness

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/about/key-statistics.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/psa-test/about/pac-20384731

Defense Dept. Officially Accepts Qatari Plane for Air Force One; Here's What the Refit Project May Cost

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-says-it-has-taken-possession-of-747-jet-from-qatar-4f789cff

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/heres-how-much-qatars-plane-gifted-to-trump-administration-will-cost-to-retrofit/

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5312664-senate-republicans-block-schumer-qatari-jet-bill/

Trump Announces New 'Golden Dome' Missile Defense System

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADHxIMDBzQ8&list=RDNSADHxIMDBzQ8&start_radio=1

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/golden-dome-for-america-trump-missile-defense-plan/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvmj6mem70o

https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2025/05/trump-golden-dome-cost-175b-be-ready-three-years/405474/

DOJ Drops Police Reform Agreements with Louisville and Minneapolis

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-justices-civil-rights-division-dismisses-biden-era-police-investigations-and

https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/56412267/United_States_of_America_v_City_of_Minneapolis

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.222010/gov.uscourts.mnd.222010.59.0.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-minneapolis-louisville-police-departments/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fear-excessive-use-force-will-rise-doj-drops-oversight-police-departme-rcna208350

https://mn.gov/mdhr/mpd/agreement/

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-minneapolis-police-department-and-city

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-louisville-metro-police-department-and

https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1383361/dl

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/with_prejudice

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/consent_decree

Treasury Dept. to Stop Circulating Pennies by 2026

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/treasury-penny-mint-to-stop-making-pennies/

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/treasury-dept-winding-penny-production-rcna208522

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/24/treasury-penny-production-trump-shopping-change

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113977224933701762

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/treasury-department-halt-penny-production-after-centuries-circulation

https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/penny?srsltid=AfmBOoombufBLhUiEtMgccq6V32CeDeRULQ12vg4D0xLwp0X_lj2c3GD

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

https://www.wsj.com/finance/penny-coin-mint-ending-2026-b1717de0

https://time.com/7215870/trump-us-penny-mint-costs-one-cent-coin-debate-explainer/

https://www.usmint.gov/content/dam/usmint/reports/2024-annual-report.pdf

https://x.com/DOGE/status/1881928086305870127

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_low-denomination_coins#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20when%20Canada%20phased,are%20obsessed%20with%20precise%20pricing.%22

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1554

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3074/text/ih?overview=closed&format=xml#:~:text=%E2%80%94All%20coins%20and%20currencies%20of,dues%2C%20in%20accordance%20with%20law.

https://www.frbservices.org/news/research/2024-findings-from-the-diary-of-consumer-payment-choice

Supreme Court Ties 4-4 in Religious Charter School Case; Here's What That Means

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/05/split-supreme-court-blocks-first-religious-charter-school-in-oklahoma/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-394_9p6b.pdf

https://newrepublic.com/post/195621/supreme-court-justices-first-amendment-religious-charter-schools-ruling

https://apnews.com/article/charter-school-supreme-court-oklahoma-catholic-2a78efaa7c0ab87a0b2d883b610c82d5

Boeing and Government Reached THIRD Agreement in 4 Years to Avoid 737 Max Trial; Will the Judge Accept It?

https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-fraud/case/united-states-v-boeing-company

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/boeing-in-tentative-agreement-to-pay-1-1-billion-to-avoid-trial-for-737-max-crashes-d95fdaf9

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-justice-department-reaches-deal-with-boeing-allow-planemaker-avoid-2025-05-23

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/05/23/justice-department-reaches-deal-to-allow-boeing-to-avoid-prosecution-over-737-max-crashes

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/us-senators-urge-doj-not-let-boeing-avoid-criminal-prosecution-2025-05-23

https://www.cliffordlaw.com/families-of-boeing-crashes-react-with-grief-and-anger-following-doj-turnabout-announcement-late-friday-may-23-not-to-proceed-with-criminal-trial

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/doj-reaches-deal-to-allow-boeing-to-avoid-prosecution-over-737-max-crashes?

https://apnews.com/article/boeing-justice-department-max-crashes-9f7250a2e2b400b31e19f2b261f78163

https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/boeing-charged-737-max-fraud-conspiracy-and-agrees-pay-over-25-billion

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/boeing-737-max-crashes-doj.html

DHS Revokes Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students; Court Intervenes

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/trump-harvard-foreign-international-student-enrollment-00124307

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/harvard-trump-dhs-international-students-enrollment-e4bc3ea6?mod=article_inline

https://san.com/cc/judge-blocks-trumps-effort-to-remove-harvards-foreign-exchange-students/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/harvard-international-students-trump-administration-rcna208591

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/us/politics/trump-harvard-international-students.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/1/harvard-dhs-response/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/harvard-sues-trump-international-students-garber.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvard-sues-trump-administration-blocking-enrollment-foreign-students-2025-05-23/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/23/harvard-sues-trump-administration-international-students-00367076

https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1925612991703052733

https://static.poder360.com.br/2025/05/integra-Trump-Harvard.pdf

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-214/subpart-A/section-214.4

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8

https://www.harvard.edu/research-funding/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2025/05/Harvard-Visa-Complaint.pdf

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.285083/gov.uscourts.mad.285083.11.0_1.pdf

Make America Healthy Again Commission Releases First Health Report Per President's Orders

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WH-The-MAHA-Report-Assessment.pdf (MAHA Report)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/22/politics/maha-rfk-report-medicines-processed-foods-pesticides

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/us/politics/republican-agriculture-pesticides-kennedy-maha-report.html

https://x.com/AnnaRMatson/status/1925688281489965485

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/white-house-report-outline-causes-americas-declining-health-2025-05-22/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-releases-rfk-jr-led-report-chronic/story?id=122076156

One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Here's What's In It

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text (THE BILL)

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/22/what-house-republican-big-beautiful-budget-bill-means-for-your-money.html

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/salt-deduction-cap-increase-proposal-analysis/

https://smartasset.com/insurance/hsa-withdrawal-rules

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-republicans-narrowly-passed-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-heres-what-in-it

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/whats-in-the-2025-house-republican-tax-bill/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-in-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-medicaid-taxes/

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/one-big-beautiful-bill-pros-cons/

https://www.vox.com/health/414045/big-beautiful-bill-congress-trump-medicaid-cuts

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-change-house-passed-megabill-advancing-trumps-agenda/story?id=122072381

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/21/no-tax-on-tips-trump-congress-votes

https://www.npr.org/2025/05/24/nx-s1-5407899/trumps-massive-spending-bill-the-gops-priorities

https://www.advocate.com/news/gop-bill-transgender-care-warning

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2025/05/22/trump-savings-accounts-boost-kids-tax-bill/83788993007/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-tax-bill-makes-big-changes-to-student-loans-and-financial-aid-161335389.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK6kQCioLKtl4Fu6nWlWa-KrVEoT8Vd3mO-ru14wlxLwcu2nCSaBUaYlP5TlOaj74IjMaKk-UZKBAJFI6JEp2gT62Ytjo9MRJVIB8I3ymxJuOp5OO5EzuyvLkD8d0dpH2MaVsVpYwNdbso2cuVTVoZzP3Y8Fq79m4U-zdiBJH3PV

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/what-medicaid-snap-cuts-in-house-republican-bill-mean-for-benefits.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-johnson-house-speaker-trump-bill-medicaid-work-requirements/

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/25/ron-johnson-senate-halt-house-budget-bill

Quick Hitters

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-lamonica-mciver-charged-doj-incident-ice-agents/story?id=121971746

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-agrees-to-delay-eu-tariffs-cfebc4af?mod=hp_lead_pos1

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-administration-puts-new-limits-reporters-pentagon-2025-05-24/

https://x.com/SecDef/status/1926020350191567308/photo/1

https://san.com/cc/senators-push-sweeping-russia-sanctions-as-trump-urges-caution/

https://san.com/cc/trump-announces-u-s-steel-partnership-with-japans-nippon-steel/