CAFE Insider

What exactly makes New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani so popular? In the Stay Tuned bonus for Insiders, Preet and writer and political analyst Anand Giridharadas chat about the physical attribute that Anand thinks contributed to Mamdani’s quick rise through the political ranks. Thank you for being a member of the 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 Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C., which President Trump used as the basis to pause all migration from what he is calling “third world countries”;– A federal judge’s inquiry into whether the Trump administration defied his orders when it carried out deportation flights to El Salvador; and– The legal challenges to Texas’s new gerrymandered congressional map.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com 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: Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.

In the Stay Tuned podcast bonus for Insiders, Preet Bharara and Jon Finer break down Trump’s recent meeting with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House, revisiting the fallout from Jamal Khashoggi’s killing and what the encounter suggests about how the administration is handling its relationship with Saudi Arabia.Thank you for being a member of the Insider community.Subscribe to The Long Game podcast.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, 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 directive to his Justice Department to investigate Democrats over alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, while avoiding similar scrutiny of himself and Republican allies; – MAGA fallout over the Trump administration’s stonewalling of the release of Epstein files, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s break with Trump; and – A magistrate judge’s opinion in former FBI Director Jim Comey’s prosecution, criticizing DOJ for possible government misconduct that could lead to dismissal of the charges.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.Subscribe to The Long Game podcast. We hope you’re finding Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com 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; CAFE Team: Celine Rohr, David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.

Who were the key players in the 1929 stock market crash? And who would play them in a movie? In the bonus for Insiders, Preet Bharara and New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin chat about a possible film adaption of Andrew’s new book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash In Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation.Thank you for being a member of the 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 Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– The Supreme Court oral arguments over President Trump’s tariff policy;– The wave of subpoenas issued to Trump’s political opponents by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida that could result in criminal charges alleging a “grand conspiracy” against the president; and– The Justice Department’s response to former FBI Director Jim Comey’s motions to dismiss the criminal case against him.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.Subscribe to The Long Game podcast. Watch the trailer.We hope you’re finding Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com 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, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.

In the Stay Tuned podcast bonus for Insiders, Preet Bharara and investigative reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis discuss the pressure that Trump administration leaders are putting on DOJ prosecutors to pursue politically motivated cases against Trump’s rivals, including Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.Thank you for being a member of the 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 Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

On the Insider docket:– President Donald Trump’s appeal of his criminal conviction in New York, in which he cites the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision; – Attorney General Pam Bondi’s announcement that DOJ is reviewing former President Biden’s use of an autopen for pardons; and– The National Guard cases moving toward the Supreme Court.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.Subscribe to The Long Game podcast. Watch the trailer.We hope you’re finding Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com 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 the bonus for Insiders, Preet Bharara and political reporter Astead Herndon chat about the role that age plays in elections for both voters and candidates.Thank you for being a member of the 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 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 law professor, MSNBC legal analyst, and co-host of the #SistersInLaw podcast, Barb McQuade, while Joyce is out. On the Insider docket:– The U.S. airstrikes on boats carrying alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and the Pacific;– President Trump’s lawsuit against the Justice Department seeking $230 million in damages; and– An appellate court’s decision to overturn a federal judge’s block on the National Guard deployment in Portland, Oregon.Shownotes & transcript can be found at CAFE.com.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at letters@cafe.com 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, Jennifer Indig, and Liana Greenway.