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In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss a federal grand jury’s indictment of Rep. George Santos on ten new criminal charges, including aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and making false statements to the FEC. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down: – The limited gag order imposed by a federal judge in D.C. that prevents former President Donald Trump from publicly attacking witnesses and prosecutors in special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case; and – The new criminal charge brought against Senator Bob Menendez for acting as an unregistered foreign agent of Egypt. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive content. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former State Department advisor on Middle East policy and Israeli-Palestinian peace process joins Preet to discuss the big questions emerging around Israel-Hamas war. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University, where he specializes in the study of poverty. His 2016 book Evicted won the Pulitzer Prize for its incisive examination of poverty and housing policy in America. He joins Preet to discuss his new book, Poverty, by America, and the many ways poverty is entrenched in one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Plus, new reports say Trump shared additional classified information with foreigners, and does the right to a speedy trial extend to prosecutors? Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Desmond discuss the idea of instituting a national “poverty czar.” To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/americas-poverty-problem-with-matthew-desmond/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden as part of the classified documents probe. They also break down the reporting by ABC News that special counsel Jack Smith has obtained testimony that former President Donald Trump shared classified information about U.S. nuclear submarines with an Australian billionaire at Mar-a-Lago. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The start of Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York; – Trump’s invocation of presidential immunity in his motion seeking dismissal of DOJ’s election interference criminal charges; and – The bribery charges against New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John F. Harris is the co-founder and Global Editor-in-Chief of Politico, where he has written about former Speaker McCarthy’s tumultuous Speakership in his “Altitude” column. Harris joins Preet to discuss why insurgent GOP Representatives ousted McCarthy last week – and what McCarthy’s fall can tell us about the state of the Republican Party. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins Preet to discuss his role and pressing public health issues, including America’s loneliness epidemic, the use of AI in healthcare, and the rise of health misinformation. Plus, former president Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has begun in Manhattan, the potential for jury nullification in Trump’s upcoming criminal trials, and advice for law students. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Dr. Murthy discuss the Surgeon General’s approach to curing cancer and the ethics of allocating limited resources. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. Stay Tuned is nominated for a Signal Award…and you’re in the jury box! Head to cafe.com/signal to vote. Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet and Joyce preview the upcoming Supreme Court term with SCOTUS expert Dahlia Lithwick. She’s a senior editor at Slate, where she writes about the courts and the law, and hosts the legal podcast Amicus. In this excerpt from the show, Preet, Joyce, and Dahlia discuss the upcoming Rahimi case, which could gut protective gun legislation, and the prudence of applying a “history and tradition” legal analysis to contemporary challenges. In the full episode, Preet, Joyce, and Dahlia discuss other developments at the High Court: – The real-life impact of a case that could do away with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), effectively undoing post-2008 regulatory reforms; – Justice Thomas’s decision to recuse himself in a case involving Trump’s lawyer John Eastman; and – An apparent split between the conservative justices. Stay Tuned is nominated for a Signal Award…and you’re in the jury box! Head to cafe.com/signal to vote. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Renee Wegrzyn is the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, (ARPA-H), a new federal agency with a $2.5 billion budget. Modeled after DARPA, the agency is tasked with taking big risks in biomedical research that seem beyond the reach of the private sector. Dr. Wegrzyn joins Preet to discuss how ARPA-H is promoting innovation, and their goal to “end cancer as we know it.” Stay Tuned is nominated for a Signal Award…and you’re in the jury box! Head to cafe.com/signal to vote. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heather Cox Richardson, a Boston College history professor and author of the “Letters From An American,” newsletter, joins Preet to discuss her new book, “Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.” They discuss the origins of the terms “liberal” and “conservative,” a 1937 anti-FDR manifesto that presaged today’s GOP ideology, and the ways in which the nation might move beyond the chaos of the Trump years. Plus, a bombshell ruling against Trump in the New York State fraud case, and NJ Senator Menendez indicted on federal bribery charges. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet talks to Heather about her idea to write a historical novel about Theodosia Burr. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/democracy-awakened-with-heather-cox-richardson/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance is joined by guest co-host Elie Honig while Preet is out. Elie served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, and he is now a CAFE contributor, the host of CAFE’s Up Against the Mob podcast, and a senior legal analyst at CNN. In this excerpt from the show, Joyce and Elie break down reporting from ABC News that Trump directed his former assistant to tell investigators that she did not know that he was storing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, and that Trump wrote to-do lists on classified documents. In the full episode, Joyce and Elie discuss developments in Trump’s Fulton County, Georgia case: – Efforts by former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark and three fake electors to remove the Georgia state case to federal court; – The likelihood that Trump also attempts to transfer the Georgia case to federal court; and – Elie’s criticism of DA Fani Willis’s decision to bring charges against Trump in the first place. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Errol Louis is the host of NY1’s Inside City Hall and the podcast “You Decide with Errol Louis.” He joins Preet to discuss New York City’s recent influx in migrants. Since last spring, over 113,000 migrants have arrived in the city from all over the world. And the city’s one-of-a-kind “right-to-shelter” law, which guarantees anyone who needs emergency housing will get it, is being debated among city and federal officials. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ian Bremmer is the founder and president of Eurasia Group, a political risk consulting firm, and GZERO Media. He joins Preet to discuss the geopolitics around the recent G20 summit, the relationships between Biden, Xi, and Putin, and the shifting global order. Plus, special counsel Jack Smith’s request for a Trump gag order, a split RICO trial in Georgia, and gun charges against Hunter Biden. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Ian discuss the death of Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, and the involvement of Elon Musk’s Starlink in the Russia-Ukraine war. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/global-power-plays-with-ian-bremmer/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the indictment of Hunter Biden on three federal gun charges in a case brought by special counsel David Weiss. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden launched by House Republicans; and – Developments in Donald Trump’s election interference federal case, including Trump’s motion to recuse the judge overseeing the case, and prosecutors’ motion seeking a gag order to limit Trump’s ability to speak publicly about the case. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nilay Patel is the Editor-in-Chief of The Verge, and host of the Decoder podcast. He joins Preet to discuss the risks that artificial intelligence poses to intellectual property rights, and the recent slew of lawsuits filed against AI developers, accusing them of infringing copyrights and trademarks. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Malcolm Gladwell is a bestselling author and longtime New Yorker staff writer. He’s also the co-founder and president of the audio-production company Pushkin Industries, where he hosts Revisionist History, a podcast about things “overlooked and misunderstood.” He joins me to talk about gun culture, and what we get wrong about firearms in America. He also reflects on some of his older writing on policing, epidemics, and first impressions. Plus, former Trump aide Peter Navarro’s sentencing is set for January 2024, and Fulton County DA Fani Willis decides against charging Senator Lindsey Graham, former Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, and others in the Georgia election interference case. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Gladwell discuss life as a lawyer, and what it means to be “theory-rich.” To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/revisionist-gun-history-with-malcolm-gladwell/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Fulton County, Georgia special purpose grand jury’s newly unsealed report from the Trump election interference investigation, which revealed that jurors recommended charges against Senator Lindsey Graham and other Trump allies who ultimately were not charged. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – The order by a federal judge rejecting former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s bid to transfer his Georgia state criminal charges to federal court; – The cooperation by a Mar-a-Lago IT worker in Trump’s classified documents criminal case; – The ruling by a federal judge that found Trump liable for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll; and – Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress for flouting a January 6 House Committee subpoena. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carol Rosenberg is a senior reporter at The New York Times who’s been reporting on Guantanamo Bay and the legal proceedings of the accused 9/11 terrorists for more than two decades. She joins Preet to discuss why the five suspects, including the mastermind behind the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have yet to face trial. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How does religion influence our politics? Preet speaks with Ryan Burge, a pastor, data analyst, and political science professor at Eastern Illinois University focused on religion and politics. They discuss the rapid decrease in American religious affiliation, how religious groups are becoming more polarized, and what it all means for our elections. Plus, Preet reacts to testimony by former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows who is seeking to transfer the Georgia state prosecution to federal court. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Burge discuss the relationship between religion and sports, and how Burge caught a student using ChatGPT in his classroom. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider for $1 for the first month. Head to cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/losing-our-religion-with-ryan-burge/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the speedy trial demands filed by some of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia prosecution. They also break down Trump’s opposition to the expedited trial schedule and his motion to sever his case from the co-defendants seeking a speedy trial. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s testimony at a hearing on his request to remove his criminal case in Georgia to federal court; – The March 2024 trial date set for Trump’s election interference federal case in D.C.; – The plausibility of disqualifying Trump from running for president in 2024 through a provision of the 14th Amendment that bars anyone who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office; and – The ruling by a federal judge in D.C. that found Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming two Georgia election workers. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Longtime New York Times columnist Frank Bruni joins Preet to discuss a few of his favorite topics: food, politics, and language. Bruni also talks about an unusual medical ailment that inspired him to write a book, and how AI tools like ChatGPT will impact the field of writing. This episode first aired on January 26, 2023. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/revisiting-politics-punditry-and-restaurants-with-frank-bruni/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the US army tested the world’s first nuclear bomb in New Mexico in 1945, residents of the surrounding area suffered severe health issues due to radioactive fallout. Last month, the Senate passed an amendment to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to make Trinity Test “downwinders” eligible for compensation. Preet speaks with Tina Cordova, co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium, about the downwinder’s movement for acknowledgement and justice. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chuck Rosenberg, a veteran of the Justice Department, has held many roles including US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Acting Administrator of the DEA, and Chief of Staff and Counsel to two FBI Directors. He and Preet discuss the four Trump prosecutions, the unusual developments in the Hunter Biden investigation, and whether the repeated use of special counsels undermines the integrity of the Justice Department. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Rosenberg explain how prosecutors put the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) into practice. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/indictment-state-of-mind-with-chuck-rosenberg/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producer: Noa Azulai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s notice of removal to transfer the criminal case against him in Georgia to federal court and stop the state from proceeding any further in the matter. They also discuss the unique tenets of Georgia’s criminal procedure rules, including the publication of grand jurors’ names in an indictment. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Why the timing of Trump’s criminal trials can be decisive; – The applicability of the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel policy on prosecuting a sitting president; and – The collapse of Hunter Biden’s plea deal and diversion agreement, and the designation of U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel to continue overseeing the investigation. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

False alarms sounded recently about the discovery of a room temperature superconductor by way of a material called LK-99. Since then, there has been a surge in interest in the topic: what exactly is a room temperature superconductor? How would one change our lives? And just how close are we to discovering one? Preet speaks with physicist and superconductor expert Dr. Richard Greene of the University of Maryland. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greg Ip is the chief economics commentator at The Wall Street Journal and has reported on the economy for decades. He and Preet discuss the likelihood of a US recession, whether inflation will stay contained, and President Biden’s strategy to stimulate growth by targeting specific industries integral to the economy. Plus, Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed David Weiss as special counsel to continue overseeing the Hunter Biden investigation, and prosecutors press for a “speedy trial” in Donald Trump’s January 6 case. To listen to the free full episode of CAFE Insider about Trump’s 4th indictment out of Georgia, head to: cafe.com/georgia Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Ip discuss the need for better economic literacy. To listen, try the Cafe Insider membership for $1 for the first month at: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/has-the-economy-turned-a-corner-with-greg-ip/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To listen to a free special episode of CAFE Insider discussing the 4th indictment of Donald Trump, head to cafe.com/Georgia and enter your email. In this episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the Fulton County, Georgia indictment of Trump over his alleged attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state. They discuss: – The decision by Fulton County DA Fani Willis to level racketeering charges against Trump and 18 co-defendants; – The overlap between this case and special counsel Jack Smith’s federal case against Trump in connection with the 2020 election; – The other charges against Trump and his co-defendants, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark, Sidney Powell, and Jenna Ellis; and – The intricate logistics of orchestrating a criminal trial involving 19 defendants. To listen to the full episode for free, head to cafe.com/Georgia and enter your email. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Mississippi’s lifetime felon voting ban. The court held that the Jim Crow-era law violates the 8th Amendment of the Constitution, which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment.” What could this new legal justification mean for enfranchisement across the country? Preet speaks with Sean Morales-Doyle, Director of the Voting Rights Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Margaret Hoover is a political commentator and host of Firing Line, the PBS weekly public affairs show started by the conservative icon William F. Buckley in 1966. Hoover also served as associate director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the White House under President George W. Bush. She and Preet discuss if any of the Republican presidential primary candidates can challenge Trump, what to expect from the GOP debates, and the legacy of her great-grandfather, Herbert Hoover. Plus, Preet discusses the dismissal of Trump’s countersuit of E. Jean Caroll, the potential for Trump’s Truth Social posts to influence the presiding judge, and why criminal defendants often don’t testify at their trials. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Hoover further discuss Herbert Hoover’s presidency and how she believes he should be remembered by history: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/can-anyone-beat-trump-with-margaret-hoover/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss two issues from Donald Trump’s 2020 election criminal case making the headlines: (1) whether a judge should adopt the government’s version of a protective order to limit Donald Trump’s ability to make details of the case public; and (2) Trump claims that he cannot receive a fair trial in D.C. suggesting that Judge Tanya Chutkan should recuse herself given her past rulings, and that the case should be moved from D.C. to West Virginia. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce discuss: – Trump’s potential defenses in the election case, and whether, in order to secure a conviction, prosecutors will need to prove that Trump knew that he lost the 2020 election; – Whether former Trump aides, including Mark Meadows and the unnamed co-conspirators in the indictment, are cooperating with investigators; and – The existence of an out-of-district grand jury that continues to investigate the classified documents matter, as revealed by Judge Cannon in a recent order. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New York could soon become the first city in the U.S. to implement congestion pricing. Preet speaks with Nick Klein, a professor of city and regional planning at Cornell University, about the policy and its far-reaching impacts. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: Professor Nicholas J. Klein, Cornell University Ana Ley, “Congestion Pricing Plan in New York City Clears Final Federal Hurdle,” NYT, 6/26/23 New Jersey’s Complaint against the federal government, filed 7/21/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider to join for just $1 for the first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Ignatius is the longtime foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post. He’s also the author of 11 spy thriller novels that draw on decades of experience reporting on espionage and spying. He joins Preet to discuss the escalating race between the US and China to control space, how artificial intelligence could influence the future of warfare, and his latest four part novella published in the Washington Post. In lieu of answering listener questions, Preet is joined by his CAFE Insider podcast co-host Joyce Vance to analyze Trump’s third indictment. To listen for free, head to cafe.com/Trump and enter your email. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/the-geopolitics-of-spying-space-with-david-ignatius/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To listen to a free special episode of CAFE Insider discussing the Trump indictment, head to cafe.com/Trump and enter your email. In this episode, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance break down the third indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges that stem from alleged attempts to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. They discuss: – Trump’s potential defenses and the challenges prosecutors will face in this unprecedented case; – Special counsel Jack Smith’s decision not to charge the six unnamed co-conspirators who are referenced in the indictment and not to charge Trump directly for the January 6 insurrection; and – The legal and political implications of bringing a third indictment against Trump ahead of the 2024 election, and how this case might fit within the timelines of the other cases. To listen to the full episode for free, head to cafe.com/Trump and enter your email. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the new charges that special counsel Jack Smith added to the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down: – The meeting between Trump’s lawyers and DOJ prosecutors in an apparent last-ditch effort to stop them from charging Trump in connection with January 6; – Trump’s potential advice of counsel defense to the expected January 6 charges; and – The decision by a federal judge to put on hold Hunter Biden’s guilty plea agreement on two tax charges, citing legal and constitutional concerns about the arrangement. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Preet speaks with Lauren Kaori Gurley, labor reporter for the Washington Post, about the UPS-Teamsters deal, the Hollywood strikes, and the larger state of labor organizing in the US. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: Lauren Kaori Gurley bylines “UPS and Teamsters reach agreement, averting Aug. 1 strike,” WaPo, 7/24/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, join the CAFE Insider community. Head to cafe.com/insider and use the special discount code JUSTICE to get 40% off the initial annual membership price. Offer valid through the end of July 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Frank is a Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Rochester. He joins Preet to discuss some of the biggest questions in science. Is there extraterrestrial life and how might we find it? Is Earth the only place in space where humans could survive? And, would the Universe exist without us humans? Plus, a potential timeline for Donald Trump’s upcoming trials, and why receiving a target letter from prosecutors usually means an indictment is near. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Frank discuss the recent discovery that cosmic waves from the Big Bang are rippling through space, time, and even through us. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider. Head to cafe.com/insider and use the special discount code JUSTICE to get 40% off the initial annual membership price. Offer valid through the end of July 2023. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/life-the-universe-and-everything-with-adam-frank/ Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet. Email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the news that special counsel Jack Smith informed former President Donald Trump that he is a target in DOJ’s January 6 investigation, and they explain the criminal statutes Trump might be charged with violating. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down: – The order by a federal judge in Florida setting a May 2024 trial date for Trump’s classified documents criminal case; – The ruling by a federal judge in New York clarifying the jury’s decision in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation and sexual assault case against Trump; and – The charges brought by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel against 16 pro-Trump fake electors who sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider. Get 40% for the first year with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive content. Discount valid through July 2023. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The arrest of a suspected serial killer charged with murdering three young women and leaving their remains near a Long Island beach more than a decade ago has captured the nation's attention. Robert Kolker, journalist and author of the 2013 book “Lost Girls,” joins Preet to discuss the latest in the Gilgo Beach murders case, why the investigation stalled for so many years, and what this story suggests about which crime victims get justice. References & Supplemental Materials: Robert Kolker, Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery, Harper Collins, 2013 “The Gilgo Beach Victims Were Always More Than Escorts,” NYT, 7/16/23 For analysis of recent news at the intersection of law and politics, try the CAFE Insider membership. You can now get 40% off the first year membership price with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: cafe.com/insider. Offer valid through July 2023. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Generative AI has gone mainstream. But how does a “large language model” work? Does it really have human qualities? And should we fear it? AI expert Shuman Ghosemajumder joins guest host Ian Bremmer to dig into the foundational concepts of artificial intelligence and the significant impact AI will have on our work, world, and lives. Consider becoming a member of CAFE Insider for more analysis of the most important issues shaping our lives. Get 40% your initial annual membership price with discount code JUSTICE. To learn more and join, head to: cafe.com/insider. Discount valid through July 2023. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/humanity-security-ai-oh-my-with-ian-bremmer-shuman-ghosemajumder/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance interviews Michael Dreeben, while Preet is out. Dreeben served in the Solicitor General’s office for over 30 years, including 24 years as the Deputy Solicitor General in charge of the federal government’s criminal docket. He is one of only eight people to have ever argued over 100 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. In this excerpt from the show, Dreeben discusses the rightward shift of the Supreme Court and the justices’ high-profile rulings from the 2022-2023 term on issues including race, LGBTQ+ rights, and student loans. In the full episode, Dreeben breaks down: – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s impact during her first term on the Court; – Dissenting opinions written by Justices Sotomayor and Kagan, which they read aloud from the bench; and – Cases on the Court’s docket for next term. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider. Get 40% for the first year with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive content. Discount valid through July 2023. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest host John Carlin speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, a non-profit focused on advancing US prosperity and global leadership. He is also co-founder and the former CTO at CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity company. Alperovitch reflects on his recent trip to Ukraine where he met with senior government officials, the aftermath of the mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s failed coup, and the recent cyber hacks at the Commerce and State Departments. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent news at the intersection of law and politics, try the CAFE Insider membership. You can now get 40% off the first year membership price with discount code JUSTICE. Head to: cafe.com/insider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joshua Yaffa is a contributing writer at The New Yorker where he focuses on Russia and its war in Ukraine. Yaffa’s 2020 book, “Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia,” won the Orwell Prize for its depiction of everyday life in Russia. Yaffa and Preet discuss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s attempted coup last month and the message it sends about Putin’s power. They also talk about President Biden’s renewed intention to support Ukraine’s military, including his controversial decision to include cluster bombs in the U.S. aid package. Plus, Preet discusses the DC Bar’s recommendation to disbar Rudy Giuliani for his effort to overturn President Biden’s 2020 election win, and how jurisdiction is determined in wire fraud cases. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Yaffa address different takes on the media’s coverage of Prigozhin’s failed coup. To listen, try the Insider membership for 40% off the first year annual price. Head to cafe.com/Insider and use the special discount code: JUSTICE. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/the-russia-coup-that-wasnt-with-joshua-yaffa/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producer: Noa Azulai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss a Louisiana federal judge’s order that restricts Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies about content moderation. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down: – Donald Trump’s request to delay the Mar-a-Lago documents trial until after the 2024 presidential election; – The arraignment of Trump’s valet and co-defendant in the documents case, Walt Nauta, and the likelihood that he flips on Trump and testifies against him at trial; and – The public statements issued by the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney who handled the Hunter Biden investigation denying whistleblower claims that DOJ stonewalled the investigation and retaliated against the whistleblowers. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider for one month for 40% for the first year: www.cafe.com/insider. Use the code “JUSTICE.” You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrea Crosta is the executive director and co-founder of Earth League International, an NGO that fights wildlife and environmental crime. Crosta joins Preet to discuss the illegal trafficking of elephant ivory and rhino horns, as well as efforts by Earth League International to investigate the criminal wildlife trade. References & Supplemental Materials: Website for Earth League International “Earth League International Hunts The Hunters,” The New Yorker, 5/15/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Few people understand the Supreme Court better than Kate Shaw. She’s a professor of constitutional law at the Cardozo School of Law, an ABC legal analyst, and a co-host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast. She joins Preet to discuss the Court’s recent controversial decisions on affirmative action, LGBTQ rights, and student loan forgiveness. Plus, what’s on the docket next term. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Shaw discuss the opinion in Moore v. Harper. The Court rejected the controversial Independent State Legislature Theory, but Shaw argues that the Court may have left the door open to reviving the applicability of the theory under different circumstances. To listen, become a member of CAFE Insider. Head to cafe.com/insider and use the special discount code JUSTICE to get 40% off the initial annual membership price. Offer valid through the end of July 2023. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/hocus-scotus-with-kate-shaw/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jared Cohen is a foreign policy expert who served as a member of the State Department’s Policy Planning staff under both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. He currently serves as the President of Global Affairs at Goldman Sachs. Cohen joins Preet to discuss his recent article, “The Rise of Geopolitical Swing States,” and how the US and China will compete to shape geopolitics in the years to come. References & Supplemental Materials: Jared Cohen, “The Rise of Geopolitical Swing States,” Goldman Sachs, 5/15/23 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suzanne Nossel is the CEO of PEN America, a non-profit dedicated to protecting free speech at home and abroad. She’s also served at the highest levels of American foreign policy, first as the Deputy to the UN Ambassador under Richard Holbrooke, and later as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under Hillary Clinton. Nossel joins Preet to discuss the recent rise of book bans, the Biden administration’s human rights record, and how to balance the value of free speech with other progressive values, like diversity and inclusion. Plus, the audio recording of Donald Trump’s 2021 meeting in Bedminster, NJ — where he indicated that he possessed secret documents that he had not declassified — is now public. Will the FBI end up searching Bedminster? Preet weighs in. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Nossel talk about how AI will impact issues of free speech and censorship. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/book-bans-free-speech-with-suzanne-nossel/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss the leaked audio recording in which former President Donald Trump bragged about retaining, what sounds to be, a classified document outlining a potential United States attack on Iran. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down: – The testimony by IRS whistleblowers who accused Justice Department leadership and the Delaware U.S. Attorney’s office of political interference in the Hunter Biden probe; – An Arkansas federal judge’s order that, for the first time, struck down a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors; and – The ProPublica report that Justice Samuel Alito failed to disclose a 2008 trip on a private jet paid for by a GOP billionaire who had business before the Supreme Court, and Alito’s Wall Street Journal op-ed denying the claims before the report was released. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider for one month for $1.00: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Preet speaks with Caroline Kitchener, a reporter covering abortion for the Washington Post, about the national reproductive rights landscape a year after the Dobbs decision overturned Roe. REFERENCES & SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS: Caroline Kitchener bylines Roe v. Wade (1/22/1973) Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 6/24/2022 Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, SCOTUSBlog #WeCount database on the change of abortions by state Caroline Kitchener, “Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion. One almost died.” WaPo, 4/10/2023 Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 669-247-7338. For analysis of recent legal news, try the CAFE Insider membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. Check out other CAFE shows Now & Then and Up Against the Mob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sally Jenkins is a sports columnist and feature writer at the Washington Post. She is known for infusing her sports coverage with politics, history, and culture. Jenkins joins Preet to discuss her new book, “The Right Call: What Sports Teaches Us About Work and Life,” and her thoughts on the merger between the PGA and Saudi-backed LIV golf tour. Plus, new developments in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, the likelihood of a juryless trial for Donald Trump, and how lawyers decide which clients to take on. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Jenkins discuss the influence of her father, the iconic sportswriter, Dan Jenkins. Try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/trump-documents-continued-life-lessons-from-sports-with-sally-jenkins/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with the hashtag #AskPreet, email us your questions and comments at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this excerpt from the CAFE Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Hunter Biden’s expected guilty plea on two federal tax charges, and his agreement to enter a pretrial diversion agreement on a gun charge. In the full episode, Preet and Joyce break down developments in the Donald Trump cases: – The Washington Post report that the FBI and DOJ resisted opening an investigation into Trump’s involvement in January 6th; – The “no-contact order” imposed in the Mar-a-Lago documents prosecution that bars Trump from discussing the case with the co-defendant and witnesses; and – Trump’s interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, in which he criticized the Mar-a-Lago documents indictment, denied that he improperly retained national security materials, and appeared to admit that he delayed complying with a subpoena to return documents. Stay informed. For analysis of the most important legal and political issues of our time, become a member of CAFE Insider for one month for $1.00: www.cafe.com/insider. You’ll get access to full episodes of the podcast, and other exclusive benefits. This podcast is brought to you by CAFE Studios and Vox Media Podcast Network. Tamara Sepper – Executive Producer; Sam Ozer-Staton & Jake Kaplan – Editorial Producers; Nat Weiner – Audio Producer Check out other CAFE podcasts: Now & Then, Up Against The Mob Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices