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In this episode of CAFE Insider , “Insurrection Aftermath,” Preet and Anne discuss the aftermath of the insurrection at the Capitol, including the likelihood of a second impeachment of President Trump, the charges being brought against rioters, and the law enforcement failure that permitted the mob to breach the Capitol building. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters...

CAFE is rolling out a slate of new contributors. "Note From Joyce" is the latest addition to the CAFE Insider subscription. Joyce Vance is the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama. She's currently a Professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, and a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. To access the full transcript of Joyce's note, head to CAFE.com: cafe.com/notes-fr...

On this special episode of the United Security podcast, Ken Wainstein interviews former Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper about his life in the intelligence community.  Director Clapper takes Ken on a panorama of American intelligence successes and failures, touching on the Vietnam War, the Soviet Union, North Korea, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War. Along the way, Clapper offers no...

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In this Bonus from Stay Tuned , director Bryan Fogel talks about his journey from stand-up comedy to making a film about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. For references and show notes, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-1-7-bryan-fogel/

In this episode of CAFE Insider , Preet and Anne break down President Trump’s controversial hour-long phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Republican Senators’ last-ditch effort to subvert the election results in Congress, and Vice President Pence’s role in counting the electoral ballots.  We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com...

On December 10th, Preet hosted Bill Browder — an investor and human rights activist who has become one of Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics — for a live Zoom taping of Stay Tuned .  After Browder’s attorney Sergei Magnitsky died in Russian custody in 2009, Browder fiercely advocated for the passage of the Magnitsky Act, which sanctions Russian actors involved in human rights violations....

In this Bonus from Stay Tuned , MSNBC host and prolific author Rachel Maddow discusses the controversy surrounding the Wall Street Journal op-ed piece criticizing Dr. Jill Biden for using the credential “Dr.” Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. For references and show notes, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-12-23-rachel-maddow/

In this episode of CAFE Insider , former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Joyce Vance joins Preet Bharara and Anne Milgram to break down the latest politically-charged legal news.  Preet, Anne, and Joyce discuss reports that President Trump considered appointing special counsels to probe election fraud and Hunter Biden’s taxes, Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen’s r...

In this episode of Cyber Space , John Carlin is joined by Jeanette Manfra, the former assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). They discuss Manfra’s time serving in Iraq, how she got into cybersecurity, and her new role as Director of Government Security and Compliance at Google Cloud.   Cyber Space is the newest podcast for m...

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie's Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

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In this Bonus from Stay Tuned , Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, discusses the time he spent in Israel during early adulthood, and the lessons he learned about his own American identity.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. For references and show notes, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-12-17-jeffrey-goldberg/

In this episode of CAFE Insider , Preet and Anne break down Attorney General Bill Barr’s resignation, the Supreme Court’s rejection of an attempt by the Texas Attorney General to block vote certification in four states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden, the federal investigation of Hunter Biden’s taxes, and more. We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com...

On this special episode of the United Security podcast, Ken Wainstein interviews former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Matt Olsen. Ken and Olsen first met during their undergraduate careers at the University of Virginia, and went on to work together closely in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and at Main Justice.  Olsen reflects with Ken about his dive...

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Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie's Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

In this episode of CAFE Insider , Preet and Anne break down Attorney General Bill Barr’s assertion that DOJ has not found evidence of widespread fraud that could change the results of the election, Barr’s decision to appoint U.S. Attorney John Durham as special counsel to investigate the origins of the Russia probe, and unsealed court documents that revealed a DOJ investigation of a potential brib...

In this episode of Cyber Space , James Murray, Director of the U.S. Secret Service, speaks with John Carlin about his professional journey to lead that agency. They also discuss Murray’s work in counterterrorism post-9/11, how all government institutions can be better equipped to combat cyber crimes, and the mission of the Secret Service since its creation in 1865.  Cyber Space is the newest...

Note From Elie is part of the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter. Audio recordings of Elie's Note are part of the CAFE Insider subscription.

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In this Bonus from Stay Tuned , Jelani Cobb, a staff writer at The New Yorker and professor at Columbia Journalism School, talks about Kamala Harris’s potential path to the presidency and the unique role that comedian Dave Chappelle plays in our current popular culture.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. For references and show notes, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-t...

In this episode of CAFE Insider , “Pardons, Proof, and the Pandemic,” Preet and Anne break down President Trump’s pardon of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, the Trump campaign’s latest failed efforts to block vote certification in battleground states, the Supreme Court ruling that struck down New York’s COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship, and more. We hope you’re finding CAF...

In this episode of CAFE Insider , “Turn the Page,” Preet and Anne break down the GSA Administrator's letter informing President-elect Biden that the formal presidential transition process can begin, Biden’s first round of cabinet selections, the ongoing election litigation, the Trump campaign’s disavowal of controversial attorney Sidney Powell, and the extent of President Trump’s pardon powers.&nb...

In this episode of Cyber Space , David Sanger, the Chief Washington Correspondent for The New York Times, discusses election security, how the government should respond to ransomware and other cyber threats, and the new HBO documentary based on Sanger’s book, “The Perfect Weapon.” Cyber Space is the newest podcast for members of CAFE Insider . Every other Friday, John Carlin, who led the Justice D...