This week, we’re sharing a recording of a live conversation between Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance on Substack. They look back on the biggest legal headlines from 2025, while sharing their predictions for 2026.We’ll be back with a new Insider episode in the new year. Wishing you all a happy holiday season.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at <a href="mailto:letters@cafe.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">letters@cafe.com</a> with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. Watch livestreams on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a> or <a href="http://staytuned.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>.This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://cafe.com/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CAFE</a> 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.

This week, we’re sharing a recording of a live conversation between Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance on Substack. They look back on the biggest legal headlines from 2025, while sharing their predictions for 2026. We’ll be back with a new Insider episode in the new year. Wishing you all a happy holiday season. 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.

This week, we’re sharing a recording of a live conversation between Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance on Substack. They look back on the biggest legal headlines from 2025, while sharing their predictions for 2026.We’ll be back with a new Insider episode in the new year. Wishing you all a happy holiday season.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at <a href="mailto:letters@cafe.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">letters@cafe.com</a> with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.&nbsp;Watch livestreams on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> or <a href="http://staytuned.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Substack</a>.This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://cafe.com/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CAFE</a> and Vox Media Podcast Network.&nbsp;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.

The Legal Battles That Defined 2025

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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 <a href="https://cafe.com/insider-podcast/bongino-for-fbi-doge-email-musk-trump-adams/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CAFE.com</a>.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at <a href="mailto:letters@cafe.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">letters@cafe.com</a> with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://cafe.com/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CAFE</a> and Vox Media Podcast Network.

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.

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;&nbsp;– 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 &amp; transcript can be found at <a href="https://cafe.com/insider-podcast/bongino-for-fbi-doge-email-musk-trump-adams/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CAFE.com</a>.We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at <a href="mailto:letters@cafe.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">letters@cafe.com</a> with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@cafedotcom" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a> to our YouTube channel.This podcast is brought to you by <a href="https://cafe.com/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer">CAFE</a> and Vox Media Podcast Network.

Bongino for FBI & DOGE Email

Preet and Anne break down the elements of the campaign finance law President Trump could be charged with violating, Michael Flynn’s sentencing, the case of Maria Butina, and the ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.

Preet and Anne break down the elements of the campaign finance law President Trump could be charged with violating, Michael Flynn’s sentencing, the case of Maria Butina, and the ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.

Preet and Anne break down the elements of the campaign finance law President Trump could be charged with violating, Michael Flynn’s sentencing, the case of Maria Butina, and the ruling overturning the Affordable Care Act.&nbsp;

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