CAFE Insider

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 letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-73...

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 & transc...

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 letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tu...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – The resignation of New York’s top FBI official after he resisted President Trump’s effort to purge his office;  – DOJ’s pushback against the interim D.C. U.S. Attorney’s reported efforts to open an investigation into comments made by Senator Chuck Schumer about Supreme Court justices;  – Legal challenges to DOGE’s controversial initiatives, which have led fe...

Preet discusses Democracy in the Trump Era with co-panelists Laura Coates, CNN’s chief legal analyst; Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and expert on constitutional law; and Andrew Weissmann, former senior prosecutor with the Mueller investigation. The live conversation was moderated by Thane Rosenbaum and hosted by the Forum on Life, Culture & Society, and the 92nd Street Y. For show notes an...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Donald Trump’s controversial appointment of conservative podcaster and former Fox News host Dan Bongino as Deputy Director of the FBI; – Trump’s nomination of Ed Martin, a former defense lawyer for January 6 defendants, as D.C. U.S. Attorney;  – DOGE initiatives that are causing uncertainty and confusion among federal employees, including an email reque...

How do we measure social progress? In this bonus from Stay Tuned , political philosophy Harvard professor Michael Sandel answers a question from a Stay Tuned listener. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to y...

In a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast, Joyce Vance and CAFE Contributor Elie Honig, former SDNY Assistant U.S. Attorney, discuss the turmoil at the Department of Justice stemming from the Trump administration’s decision to seek dismissal of the criminal prosecution of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Joyce and Elie break down: – The resignations of interim SDNY U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, Assistan...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet is joined by renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama to discuss the great man theory of history. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Medi...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency initiatives, which have prompted many federal judges across the country to order DOGE to stop taking such drastic actions;  – The Trump White House policy loosening guidelines that limited communications with DOJ prosecutors about specific cases; and – The memos issued by Attorney General Pam Bondi outlining D...

Will AI ever become sentient? In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet breaks down the possibility with entrepreneur, investor, and author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future? , Reid Hoffman. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Donald Trump’s retaliation against federal law enforcement officials for investigating and prosecuting crimes related to January 6;  – Trump’s attempt to downsize the federal workforce by offering “deferred resignation” to millions of civil servants; and – Trump’s decision to temporarily freeze many federal grants and loans. Shownotes & transcript c...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet is joined by professor and historian Niall Ferguson to discuss his conversion from atheism to faith.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox...

On the CAFE Insider docket: – President Donald Trump’s decision to fire more than a dozen inspectors general; – The firing of federal prosecutors who worked on the Trump prosecutions;  – The launch of an investigation into the Justice Department’s January 6 prosecutions;  – The new Trump DOJ procedure directing attorneys to investigate, and potentially prosecute, state and local official...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet is joined by historian Heather Cox Richardson, NYT politics reporter Astead Herndon, and tech journalist Kara Swisher. They discuss Joe Biden’s low approval rating as he left office, and what to make of the Former President’s legacy.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet,...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – President Trump’s Inauguration Day executive orders, including his attempt to end birthright citizenship, a proclamation of his support for the First Amendment, and a pledge to end the so-called “weaponization” of the federal government; – Trump’s pardons of all January 6 defendants and commutations issued for members of extremists groups convicted of seditious...

What happened to statesmanship? In this bonus from Stay Tuned , political scientist Ian Bremmer joins Preet to discuss how we’re living through a geopolitical recession.  Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brou...

Attorney General Merrick Garland has just released special counsel Jack Smith’s report on his investigation into January 6 and Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. What did we learn? And why was it released now? Preet and Joyce discuss in a new episode of the CAFE Insider podcast. They also break down Trump’s sentencing in Manhattan for his conviction on 34 counts o...

Can someone on death row deny a sentence commutation? And, why would they want to? In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet answers a listener question about two federal inmates on death row seeking to block President Biden’s commutation of their sentences. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@caf...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to block special counsel Jack Smith from releasing a report about his investigations, and Judge Aileen Cannon’s order prohibiting release of the report for now; – Trump’s upcoming sentencing for his Manhattan conviction, and the judge’s recent order revealing he will not sentence Trump to prison time;  – The terror atta...

What is Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency? And how will it compare to a similar initiative from the Clinton administration? David Osborne joins Elie Honig to break down the “DOGE.”  Osborne is director emeritus of the Reinventing America’s Schools Project at the Progressive Policy Institute. Previously, he served as senior advisor to Vice President Al Gore an...

What can Keanu Reeves teach us about happiness? In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with Yale professor and happiness scientist Dr. Laurie Santos about letting things go. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is...

On the CAFE Insider docket:  – The settlement reached by ABC News and President-elect Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit;  – FBI Director Chris Wray’s announcement that he would resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term; and – A New York judge’s rejection of Trump’s effort to overturn his Manhattan conviction due to presidential immunity. Gift the Insider membership: CAFE.com/gif...

Earlier this week, a Manhattan jury found ex-Marine Daniel Penny not guilty of manslaughter for the killing of Jordan Neely, a homeless man, on a subway cart. Defense attorney & CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins Elie Honig to break down the charges, verdict, and how issues like racism, poverty, and mental health came into play in the so-called “subway chokehold” trial. This is the lat...

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet speaks with George Packer about the recent overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, 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.