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On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by Slate senior editor and host of the Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick, while Preet is out. On the Insider docket:– The appeasement theory and how the Supreme Court is emboldening Trump in his continued fight for power;– Some of the most important cases the Court will decide in its upcoming term, covering tariffs, transgender rights, voting rights, and campaign financing;– How politics and culture wars are factoring into the Court’s decisions; and– Dynamics between the nine justices.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.Want to see Preet and Joyce live? They’ll be having an in-person conversation about Joyce’s upcoming book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, hosted by the 92NY on October 21 at 7:30pm ET. Head to this link to purchase in-person or virtual tickets.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Everytown for Gun Safety President John Feinblatt and Second Amendment expert Adam Winkler speak with Preet about U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s decision not to federally prosecute individuals for carrying rifles or shotguns in D.C.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The Supreme Court ruling that loosened restrictions on immigration raids in Los Angeles, allowing ICE to make stops based on factors like ethnicity;– A federal judge’s ruling that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to LA was unlawful; – A federal appeals court ruling, which, for the first time, struck down Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members; and– The Eleventh Circuit’s decision to block a district court order to shut down the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center in the Florida Everglades.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Nobel Prize-winning economist and MIT professor Daron Acemoglu discusses what people often overlook when comparing the Industrial Revolution to the AI revolution. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand the National Guard’s role in D.C. law enforcement; – Trump’s threats to deploy troops to other major cities, including Chicago, New York, and Baltimore; and – Two separate law enforcement assault cases out of D.C. in which federal prosecutors failed to secure indictments before a grand jury.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Atlantic staff writer and policy expert Tom Nichols speaks with Preet about the redistricting battles happening around the country.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The agreement between the D.C. government and the Trump administration, facilitated by a federal judge, preserving the local government’s authority over its police force after Trump sought to take control of the department; – A federal appellate court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to continue to withhold billions of dollars in foreign aid; and– The voter fraud charges brought against a group of Latino Democratic political leaders in Texas for so-called “ballot harvesting.”Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and former Harvard Law Dean Martha Minow explore whether judges should be more outspoken amid the rise of political attacks, death threats, and a breakdown in civic education. They also reflect on the impact of shrinking attention spans, social media outrage, and what we lose when the public stops understanding how justice works.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. to seize control of the police and deploy the National Guard;– A federal judge’s decision to reject the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury testimony from the Ghislaine Maxwell case; and– The redistricting debate in Texas, as Democratic lawmakers have fled the state to block Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional map to further strengthen GOP representation.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, former congressman Joe Kennedy III reflects on his time as President Biden’s Special Envoy to Northern Ireland. He shares what he learned from a post-conflict society still grappling with identity, division, and peace—and how those lessons might apply to the growing political polarization here in the U.S.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– When violations of immigration law are treated as civil versus criminal offenses under U.S. law; and– A new bill in Congress that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by former DOJ officials Mimi Rocah, Elie Honig, and Asha Rangappa to discuss the intense political backlash surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. Democrats—and some Republicans—in Congress are pushing to release all documents related to DOJ’s Epstein cases. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On this week’s Insider episode, Preet Bharara is joined by Lawfare editor-in-chief Ben Wittes, while Joyce is out. On the Insider docket:– Deputy AG Todd Blanche’s meeting with Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell;– The battle over unsealing grand jury testimony in the Epstein case;– The firing of Maurene Comey, an SDNY prosecutor and daughter of former FBI director Jim Comey;– Whether there’s any merit to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s allegations that President Obama committed “treason” in the 2016 Russian election interference matter; and– The Department of Defense’s findings that the information shared erroneously by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth via Signal was indeed classified.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by legendary media executive Barry Diller, who reflects on the current political moment, and whether AI can replace the artist’s process. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– President Donald Trump’s push to unseal grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein case following weeks of backlash from Trump’s supporters;– Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a report on Epstein’s birthday letters, including one reportedly bearing Trump’s signature; and– The firing of SDNY prosecutor Maurene Comey, who handled the Epstein prosecution.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by CAFE contributor Nita Farahany, while Preet is out. Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School and a leading expert on the ethical and legal implications of emerging technologies.Joyce and Nita discuss the U.S.’s failure to put in place proper safeguards for AI, and what Congress must do to keep pace with the growing risks. Plus, they break down the meaning of “cognitive liberty,” President Trump’s AI plans, and the ways in which AI is impacting courtrooms and health care.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum to discuss Trump’s “not very strategic” policy toward Russia and Ukraine, and how Trump has undermined the Ukrainian cause.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The Supreme Court’s decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which affords parents of elementary school children a religious exemption to school lessons on LGBTQ+ storybooks;– A federal judge’s ruling that stops President Trump from limiting who can apply for asylum in the U.S.;– The Supreme Court’s order that cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport a group of immigrants to South Sudan; and– The blowback against Attorney General Pam Bondi following DOJ’s disclosure that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t have a “client list” and wasn’t murdered.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

On the Insider docket:– The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA limiting lower court judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions;– The Justice Department’s lawsuit against all 15 of Maryland’s district court judges over a deportation order; and– A whistleblower complaint accusing Emil Bove, a top Trump official and judicial nominee, of disregarding court orders. For more analysis at the intersection of law and politics, head to cafe.com/brief to sign up for CAFE’s free weekly newsletter featuring a Note from Elie Honig, a legal news roundup, and more.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. 

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer, President Biden’s two senior-most national security advisors, to talk about what actually happens inside the White House Situation Room. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland;– A judge’s order releasing pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from custody while his deportation case proceeds;– A ruling ordering the release of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego García while he awaits his criminal trial; – A federal appeals court decision allowing President Trump to retain control of the National Guard in Los Angeles; and– The Supreme Court’s recent decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. For more analysis at the intersection of law and politics, head to cafe.com/brief to sign up for CAFE’s free weekly newsletter featuring a Note from Elie Honig, a legal news roundup, and more.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. 

On the Insider docket:– The state and federal charges against a Minnesota man accused of killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and shooting another politician;– The ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines in response to protests in Los Angeles; and– The Trump administration’s wavering on whether to exempt farms and hotels from ICE raids.For more analysis at the intersection of law and politics, head to cafe.com/brief to sign up for CAFE’s free weekly newsletter featuring a Note from Elie Honig, a legal news roundup, and more.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by former Treasury Secretary and President Emeritus at Harvard Larry Summers. They discuss the Trump administration’s attempt to block international students from attending Harvard University, and the impact international students have on education in the U.S.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and the U.S. Marines amid protests in Los Angeles over ICE activity in the area;– California Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit against President Trump over the president’s federalization of the National Guard; and– Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s return to the U.S., where he now faces criminal charges for allegedly smuggling immigrants into the country.For more analysis at the intersection of law and politics, head to cafe.com/brief to sign up for CAFE’s free weekly newsletter featuring a Note from Elie Honig, a legal news roundup, and more.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and New Yorker writer Evan Osnos discuss the inherited wealth of the British royal family, and whether Bernie Sanders has a winning political message. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The Court of International Trade’s unanimous ruling that President Trump exceeded his authority by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs;– Harvard University’s ongoing legal battle against the Trump administration over its efforts to ban international students from attending the school; and– A federal judge’s ruling that struck down Trump’s executive order targeting Preet’s law firm, WilmerHale.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang, while Preet is out for his son’s college graduation. Cecillia discusses the many immigration cases the ACLU is currently litigating, including ones challenging President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order, Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, and Trump’s revocation of temporary protected status for Venezuelan immigrants. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and former FTC Chair Lina Khan explore how companies evolve from innovative startups into powerful monopolies, and why that transformation matters.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-99-PREET to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The Supreme Court halted the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport alleged Venezuelan gang members;– The justices heard oral arguments on whether federal judges can issue nationwide injunctions blocking enforcement of President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship; and– DOJ is investigating former FBI Director James Comey over a social media post the Trump administration says amounted to a threat of violence against the President.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on YouTube or Substack.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

On this week’s Insider episode, Preet is joined by Rachel Barkow, CAFE Contributor and professor at NYU Law School, while Joyce is out.On the Insider docket:– Reflections on the legacy of Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who passed away last week at age 85;– Trump advisor Stephen Miller’s comments that the administration is considering suspending the right to habeas corpus to expedite deportations; and– The Justice Department’s court filing asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on Substack.Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and constitutional law professor Leah Litman discuss whether public opinion matters to the Supreme Court.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On this week’s Insider episode, Preet is joined by CAFE Contributor and NYU Law School Dean Emeritus Trevor Morrison, while Joyce is out.On the Insider docket:– A judge struck down President Trump’s executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie;– A court ruled the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members is unlawful; and– The Trump administration continues to resist court orders compelling the government to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego García.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Audio Producer: Nat Weiner; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Wesleyan University President Michael Roth discuss the nature of thoughtfulness and the unlikely most important job on a college campus. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket: – The first 100 days of President Trump’s second administration;– The criminal charges filed against a sitting Wisconsin judge for allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement, and a similar case brought against a former New Mexico judge; and– The deportation of U.S. citizen children to Honduras along with their mothers who were in the country unlawfully.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Supreme Court expert Dahlia Lithwick discuss Trump’s attacks on Big Law, and how lawyers calculate whether to fight.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket: – The Supreme Court’s emergency order blocking the Trump administration from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members;– A federal judge’s indication that he will launch contempt proceedings against the Trump administration for seemingly violating his order blocking some deportations;– The Trump administration’s resistance, publicly championed by Vice President JD Vance and Trump adviser Stephen Miller, to court orders compelling officials to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was erroneously deported to El Salvador; and– The latest developments in the “Signal-gate” controversy, after reporting revealed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information in a group chat with his wife, brother, and lawyer.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and political scientist Ian Bremmer discuss Trump’s recent nuclear negotiations with Iran.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket:– The Trump administration’s resistance to a Supreme Court order directing officials to facilitate the return of a Maryland man erroneously deported to El Salvador; and– President Trump’s memoranda targeting former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs and former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor, two officials who served in Trump’s first administration who publicly criticized him. Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. They discuss how justices with deep disagreements stay collegial—and what the rest of us might learn from that.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barb McQuade and Lawfare editor-in-chief Ben Wittes, while Preet is out. On the docket:– The legal arguments that might support President Donald Trump’s claim that he could serve a third term as president;– The Supreme Court order vacating a lower court decision that froze the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador; and– The lawsuit in which the Trump administration admitted that officials erroneously deported a Maryland man.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.Did you miss last week’s Insider Live with Preet and Joyce? Watch a video recording.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket:– President Donald Trump’s latest executive order targeting a prestigious law firm;– The Trump administration’s admission that a Maryland resident was erroneously deported to El Salvador;– Trump’s suggestion that he could serve a third term as president; – The fallout after senior Trump officials accidentally included a journalist in a group chat discussing imminent war plans;– Trump’s executive order taking aim at voting procedures in federal elections.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.RSVP to Insider Live.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus episode of Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with Ruth Marcus about the White House’s escalating attacks on the press and the broader implications for a free and independent media.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.You can now watch this episode! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket:– The accidental inclusion of The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg in a Signal group chat containing highly sensitive information about imminent war plans;– The naming of Trump’s former personal attorney Alina Habba as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey; and– The attacks targeting Tesla and DOJ’s decision to investigate these acts as domestic terrorism; and– The latest in Trump’s ongoing efforts to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.RSVP here for the Insider Live event on Thursday, April 3 at 5:30pm ET, and submit your questions!We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Editorial Producer II: Jake Kaplan; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: Nat Weiner, Matthew Billy, Noa Azulai, Claudia Hernández, and Liana Greenway.

Where does thoughtfulness factor into Supreme Court opinions? In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and constitutional law expert Kate Shaw discuss the most and the least thoughtful Supreme Court opinions and who wrote them.Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On a new episode of Insider, Preet and Joyce are joined by Erwin Chemerinsky, distinguished constitutional law scholar and Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.On the docket:– The Trump administration’s detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, due to his involvement in pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University; – President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang and the administration’s decision to disregard a judge’s order halting implementation of Trump’s plans; and– The Trump administration’s decision to seize control of the White House press pool and ban the Associated Press from some White House spaces because the organization refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, former US Ambassador Dennis Ross, Iran expert Karim Sadjadpour, and Gazan-American writer Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib discuss President Trump’s recent approach to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the CAFE Insider docket:– How President Trump’s comments about Elon Musk’s role at DOGE might impact lawsuits challenging the department’s actions;– The misconduct complaint filed with the D.C. Bar by Senate Democrats accusing interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin of violating lawyer ethics rules; and– Trump’s executive order targeting prestigious law firm Perkins Coie.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Yale history professor Joanne Freeman, columnist Frank Bruni, and political commentator Jonah Goldberg join me to discuss the use of language in the Trump era. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at [email protected], or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.