CAFE Insider

On the Insider docket:

– President Donald Trump’s push to unseal grand jury testimony from the Jeffrey Epstein case following weeks of backlash from Trump’s supporters;

– Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a report on Epstein’s birthday letters, including one reportedly bearing Trump’s signature; and

– The firing of SDNY prosecutor Maurene Comey, who handled the Epstein prosecution.

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Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Supervising Producer: Jake Kaplan; Associate Producer: Claudia Hernández; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

On this week’s Insider episode, Joyce Vance is joined by CAFE contributor Nita Farahany, while Preet is out. Farahany is a professor of law and philosophy at Duke Law School and a leading expert on the ethical and legal implications of emerging technologies.

Joyce and Nita discuss the U.S.’s failure to put in place proper safeguards for AI, and what Congress must do to keep pace with the growing risks. Plus, they break down the meaning of “cognitive liberty,” President Trump’s AI plans, and the ways in which AI is impacting courtrooms and health care.

We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

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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; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum to discuss Trump’s “not very strategic” policy toward Russia and Ukraine, and how Trump has undermined the Ukrainian cause.  

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On the Insider docket:

– The Supreme Court’s decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor, which affords parents of elementary school children a religious exemption to school lessons on LGBTQ+ storybooks;

– A federal judge’s ruling that stops President Trump from limiting who can apply for asylum in the U.S.;

– The Supreme Court’s order that cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport a group of immigrants to South Sudan; and

– The blowback against Attorney General Pam Bondi following DOJ’s disclosure that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t have a “client list” and wasn’t murdered.

We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

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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; Senior Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Deputy Editor: Celine Rohr; CAFE Team: David Tatasciore, Nat Weiner, Noa Azulai, and Liana Greenway.

On the Insider docket:

– The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA limiting lower court judges’ power to issue nationwide injunctions;

– The Justice Department’s lawsuit against all 15 of Maryland’s district court judges over a deportation order; and

– A whistleblower complaint accusing Emil Bove, a top Trump official and judicial nominee, of disregarding court orders. 

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We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. 

In this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet is joined by Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer, President Biden’s two senior-most national security advisors, to talk about what actually happens inside the White House Situation Room. 

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On the Insider docket:

– The Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump administration to deport immigrants to countries other than their homeland;

– A judge’s order releasing pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from custody while his deportation case proceeds;

– A ruling ordering the release of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego García while he awaits his criminal trial; 

– A federal appeals court decision allowing President Trump to retain control of the National Guard in Los Angeles; and

– The Supreme Court’s recent decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti upholding a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors. 

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We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network. 

On the Insider docket:

– The state and federal charges against a Minnesota man accused of killing Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and shooting another politician;

– The ongoing legal battle over President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and U.S. Marines in response to protests in Los Angeles; and

– The Trump administration’s wavering on whether to exempt farms and hotels from ICE raids.

For more analysis at the intersection of law and politics, head to cafe.com/brief to sign up for CAFE’s free weekly newsletter featuring a Note from Elie Honig, a legal news roundup, and more.

We hope you’re finding CAFE Insider informative. Email us at [email protected] with your suggestions and questions for Preet and Joyce. 

This podcast is brought to you by CAFE and Vox Media Podcast Network.