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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 federal judges to issue injunctions suspending DOGE’s actions while litigation continues and led to questions regarding Elon Musk’s official role in DOGE; and– Concerns that the Trump administration might defy court orders.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. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

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 and a transcript of the episode head to:  https://cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/democracy-in-the-trump-era/Have a question for Preet? Ask @PreetBharara on Threads, or Twitter with the hashtag #AskPreet or email us at staytuned@cafe.com.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.PHOTO CREDIT: 92nd Street Y & Forum on Life, Culture & Society

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 requesting information about the work that staff completed the prior week; and– A federal judge’s decision to adjourn New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s criminal fraud trial and appoint an independent attorney to argue against dismissal of the charges.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. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

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 you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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, Assistant U.S. Attorney Hagan Scotten, and leaders of DOJ’s public integrity unit after they refused to comply with acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s mandate to dismiss the Adams case;– The alleged quid pro quo between the Trump administration and Adams, as alleged by Sassoon in a letter in which she accused Bove of seeking dismissal of the Adams case to further President Trump’s hardline immigration policies; and– The procedure for federal prosecutors to seek dismissal of criminal charges and the upcoming court hearing on the Adams dismissal request.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. 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 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 Media Podcast Network.

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 DOJ’s priorities, as set by President Donald Trump.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.Subscribe to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Engage in a thought-provoking discussion on whether AI could ever achieve sentience. Dive into philosophical queries that challenge our understanding of cognition and consciousness. Explore the potential for AI to serve as therapists and companions, tackling loneliness in modern society. The conversation also delves into the evolving dynamics of human-AI relationships and what new professional standards might emerge in an increasingly automated world.

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 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. 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 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 Media Podcast Network.