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UNBIASED Politics
UNBIASED Politics in UNDER Five Minutes: Some Tariffs Paused, China Sees Increase; PLUS Will Trump Declare Martial Law? And More.
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To Unbiased Politics in under five minutes, where I recap the previous day's episode in five minutes or less to get you caught up. This is my second time recording this episode, so if the audio sounds a little off, I'm sorry, it's the best I can do given the circumstances. The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 this week that the Trump administration can continue to deport suspected members of the Trende Aragua gang under the Alien Enemies act, but that the deportees must receive notice of their removal and an opportunity to challenge the removal. To file a challenge, the deportees must file what's called a habeas challenge in the jurisdiction in which they are being detained. The Supreme Court also overturned a restraining order against the administration in a separate case, this one dealing with the firing of probationary employees. In an order this week, the justices held that the nonprofits that sued the Office of Personnel Management for directing the firings of thousands of probationary employees were unable to prove direct injury as a result of the OPM's actions. But by overturning this lower courts injunction, the OPM's actions are no longer restricted and the federal government is no longer obligated to rehire the roughly 16,000 probationary employees that were fired. One more legal update A judge ordered the Trump administration to restore the Associated Press's access to certain White House spaces after it was banned. The AP's ban came after it refused to call the body of water between Florida and Texas the Gulf of America. Instead, the AP chose to continue referring to it as the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, the AP was banned from covering the president in certain special places like the Oval Office and Air Force One. The AP did still have access to the press briefing room this week, though a judge found the ban on the AP was unconstitutional and that the decision to limit the AP's access violated the outlet's free speech rights. The IRS and DHS reached a data sharing agreement this week which allows the IRS to share certain taxpayer information, like addresses, with the DHS for purposes of immigration enforcement. ICE can now request certain tax data for individuals who are either subject to final deportation orders or are under criminal investigation. The DHS also announced the revocation of parole status for some of the 900,000 people who entered the United States using the CBP1 app during the Biden administration. The CBP1 app has since been rebranded ever since the Trump administration took over to the CBP Home app. It now offers a feature that that allows migrants to notify the government of their intention to leave the United States. So the DHS confirmed that it sent out these formal, formal termination notices to migrants that use the CBP1 app for entry into the country. And a DHS spokesperson said that those who refuse to voluntarily leave and don't have a proper basis to remain in the country will be found, removed and permanently barred from reentry. President Trump announced a 90 day pause on all countries specific tariffs while increasing the tariff on China. When I recorded yesterday's episode, the tariff imposed on China was 125%. But I believe as of the time I'm recording this episode, which is just later on in the night on the same day, the tariff on China is now up to 145%. Note that the 10% baseline tariff on all countries is still in effect. It's just those higher country specific tariffs that have been paused. Now for some extra quick hitters. The Trump administration reportedly froze more than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern. While it investigates both schools over alleged civil rights violations. The latest Consumer Price Index showed inflation cooling to an annual rate of 2.4%. In March, the US and Russia took part in a prisoner swap. Homeland Security Secretary Christine Noem announced that the administration is relaunching the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office. President Trump signed an executive order which aims to do away with the limit on water pressure and showers. And Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced his candidacy for the US Senate. Rumors are swirling that President Trump is set to declare martial law on April 20. This rumor stems from a January 20 executive order declaring an emergency at the southern border. As part of that order, he directed the DoD and DHS to submit a joint assessment within 90 days, which is April 20, about the conditions at the southern border and any recommendations regarding additional actions that might be necessary to obtain complete control of the border, including whether to invoke the Insurrection act of 1807. Here's the thing. The Insurrection act of 1807 is not the same as martial law. While it is true that both the Insurrection act and martial law deploy military domestically, martial law actually goes much further than the Insurrection act, even suspending civil liberties for citizens by putting the military in power. Long story short, the president is not planning on declaring martial law. There's also a rumor that the Trump administration is logging on public lands. This is true. This is part of an attempt to increase timber production and reduce wildfire disasters. That is what I have for you. Have a fantastic weekend and I will talk to you on Monday.
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