<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade - Bloomberg Opinion Guest Columnist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law school, a former US attorney and author of "Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America."]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP1FapQIwOM/barbara-l-mcquade</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Barbara McQuade - Bloomberg Opinion Guest Columnist</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP1FapQIwOM/barbara-l-mcquade</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:04:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AP1FapQIwOM/barbara-l-mcquade.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Comey’s Indictment Subverts Justice and Trump’s Credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Justice Department's indictment of the former FBI director appears to follow the Putin playbook: discredit the system to protect yourself.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-26/comey-indictment-if-everyone-is-guilty-no-one-is-accountable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-26/comey-indictment-if-everyone-is-guilty-no-one-is-accountable</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:49:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRvUI.Z2pAPI/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iRvUI.Z2pAPI/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>It’s about perception, not reality. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pam Bondi Isn’t the President’s Enforcer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Justice Department is meant to serve the public, not the Trump White House.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-22/trump-post-to-pam-bondi-ordering-prosecutions-goes-too-far</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-22/trump-post-to-pam-bondi-ordering-prosecutions-goes-too-far</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:30:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imDBdBVUp.Fk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imDBdBVUp.Fk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Donald Trump, left, and Pam Bondi, US attorney general, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Trump says he will deploy the DC National Guard to Washington, DC, and place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control in a push to reduce crime in the nation&apos;s capital.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Pam Bondi Gets Wrong About ‘Hate Speech’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The attorney general’s crackdown shows a lack of understanding of the First Amendment and a willingness to twist it for politics.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-19/what-pam-bondi-gets-wrong-about-hate-speech</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-19/what-pam-bondi-gets-wrong-about-hate-speech</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:00:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJpBCYx6ZeRk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJpBCYx6ZeRk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Sorry, but even hate speech is protected.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alina Habba Is Too Partisan and Inept to Be a US Attorney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump’s nominee for the role in New Jersey needs a reminder that politics shouldn’t come before justice.  ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/alina-habba-isn-t-qualified-to-us-attorney-in-new-jersey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-07-16/alina-habba-isn-t-qualified-to-us-attorney-in-new-jersey</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifD9RCn3a6Ic/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ifD9RCn3a6Ic/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Not qualified for the job. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Department’s Bove Is Too Dangerous to Be a Judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump’s nominee for an appellate court judgeship played a pivotal role in dismissing New York Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery charges. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-25/justice-department-s-emil-bove-is-too-dangerous-to-be-a-federal-judge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-06-25/justice-department-s-emil-bove-is-too-dangerous-to-be-a-federal-judge</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:24:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4Zrsql7BcT0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4Zrsql7BcT0/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Unqualified for the job. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The White House Pardon Office Is Open for Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pardons are just another deal to President Trump.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-30/white-house-pardon-office-is-open-for-trump-allies-and-supporters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-30/white-house-pardon-office-is-open-for-trump-allies-and-supporters</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 15:26:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4z9AL75Rd6I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4z9AL75Rd6I/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House May 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed executive orders related to the nuclear power industry. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The DOJ's Cuomo Inquiry Looks a Lot Like Election Interference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaked news of the probe amid a heated mayoral campaign raises more skepticism about the case than about the former New York governor.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-25/doj-cuomo-investigation-adds-to-doubts-about-integrity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-25/doj-cuomo-investigation-adds-to-doubts-about-integrity</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2025 12:00:13 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isySTAhX9DaA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isySTAhX9DaA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Who stands to gain?</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The DOJ’s ‘Crown Jewel’ Has Been Tarnished]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many top Civil Rights Division lawyers are choosing to flee rather than carry out the Trump administration’s new mission.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-30/the-doj-s-crown-jewel-civil-rights-division-has-been-tarnished</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-30/the-doj-s-crown-jewel-civil-rights-division-has-been-tarnished</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:30:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHK6LkzqwUiQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iHK6LkzqwUiQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon is unconcerned about fleeing staff.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Score One for the AP — and America’s Free Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump has been ordered to restore the Associated Press’ access to the White House press pool. That’s a win for democracy.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-10/ap-return-to-the-white-house-press-pool-is-a-victory-for-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-10/ap-return-to-the-white-house-press-pool-is-a-victory-for-all</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:01:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilukUeXGudRk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ilukUeXGudRk/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>No playing favorites.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s How Trump Could Serve a Third Term]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like it or not, there are potential paths for the two-term president to return to the Oval Office.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-01/trump-could-serve-a-third-term-here-s-how</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-01/trump-could-serve-a-third-term-here-s-how</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:17:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV3OOyMhepYY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iV3OOyMhepYY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>President for life?</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide Injunctions Are a Problem. Ending Them Isn’t the Answer.]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump’s proposal is unworkable. A better remedy is to change how they work.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-26/nationwide-injunctions-are-a-problem-ending-them-isn-t-the-answer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-26/nationwide-injunctions-are-a-problem-ending-them-isn-t-the-answer</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:02:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLJn5JzpMahE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iLJn5JzpMahE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: U.S. President Donald Trump joined by Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. This is Trump&apos;s third cabinet meeting of his second term, and it focused on spending cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Again Threatens Lawyers for Doing Their Jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[This time he’s ordered the Justice Department and DHS to waste resources duplicating existing disciplinary rules.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-24/trump-again-threatens-lawyers-for-doing-their-jobs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-24/trump-again-threatens-lawyers-for-doing-their-jobs</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:28:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imAJHTigKDws/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imAJHTigKDws/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The revenge crusade continues.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Devoted My Life to Serving Justice. It's Being Shamed.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a former US attorney, I never could have imagined President Trump's vengeful speech at the Department of Justice's Great Hall.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-17/trump-s-justice-department-speech-was-about-vengeance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-03-17/trump-s-justice-department-speech-was-about-vengeance</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:23:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iH41kJdWp1c8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iH41kJdWp1c8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>It’s all about me.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Attorney’s ‘Operation Whirlwind’ Is About Retribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Martin’s pledge to investigate threats is more about chilling political speech than protecting the public. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-24/us-attorney-ed-martin-s-operation-whirlwind-is-about-retribution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-24/us-attorney-ed-martin-s-operation-whirlwind-is-about-retribution</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:25:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYCct8rKVJj8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYCct8rKVJj8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, during a news conference following the Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. President Donald Trump backed a House budget plan calling for a $4.5 trillion tax cut, slapping back Senate Republicans&apos; efforts to rush through funds to help bolster his immigration crackdown in favor of a larger bill that will likely take months to negotiate.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Department’s Order to Drop Eric Adams Case Is Nonsensical]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump DOJ admits the decision was made without assessing the evidence against the New York City mayor.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-11/trump-justice-department-s-order-to-drop-adams-case-is-nonsensical</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-11/trump-justice-department-s-order-to-drop-adams-case-is-nonsensical</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:22:19 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ic9YhJvmf_jo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ic9YhJvmf_jo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: New York City Mayor Eric Adams leaves after speaking at a press conference at City Hall on December 12, 2024 in New York City. Mayor Adams spoke to members of the media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump&apos;s incoming &quot;border czar&quot; Tom Homan. The Mayor spoke of the planned closing of the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter, which sits on federal land, and of the city&apos;s cooperation with Trump&apos;s administration. The meeting comes as Homan stated that the biggest mass deportation program in U.S. history will begin in Chicago after Trump takes office. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pam Bondi Is Already Targeting Trump’s Enemies]]></title><description><![CDATA[On her first day, the attorney general created a “Weaponization Working Group” to investigate those involved in investigating the president.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-08/trump-s-attorney-general-pam-bondi-has-already-targeted-his-enemies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-08/trump-s-attorney-general-pam-bondi-has-already-targeted-his-enemies</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:00:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idqCNzj4j7mA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idqCNzj4j7mA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 15: Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump&apos;s nominee, Bondi represented Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and publicly supported false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s FBI Firings Will Make the US Less Safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terminating thousands of agents for investigating the Jan. 6 attack will gut the agency. It’s also illegal. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-06/trump-s-fbi-firings-over-jan-6-will-make-the-us-less-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-02-06/trump-s-fbi-firings-over-jan-6-will-make-the-us-less-safe</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:36:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i81F84QcIoRA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i81F84QcIoRA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Just doing their job.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Hunt for Legal Retribution Has Begun]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president is bending the law to his will in firing Justice Department prosecutors who were involved in cases against him.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-28/trump-s-firing-of-doj-prosecutors-is-revenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-28/trump-s-firing-of-doj-prosecutors-is-revenge</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:53:24 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqGveFMr18Is/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iqGveFMr18Is/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Interested in revenge, not the law.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Death Penalty Order Is a Message to the Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president is directing the Justice Department to overrule the Supreme Court in cases where the justices have found capital punishment is unconstitutional. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-23/trump-s-death-penalty-order-is-a-message-to-the-supreme-court</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-23/trump-s-death-penalty-order-is-a-message-to-the-supreme-court</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:30:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iO8riV57Wnxc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iO8riV57Wnxc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Back with a vengeance. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok Ban Will Be Trump’s First Big Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday’s Supreme Court decision requires the president to enforce the law even if it’s unpopular or against his personal interests.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-18/tiktok-ban-will-test-trump-s-commitment-to-upholding-the-law</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-01-18/tiktok-ban-will-test-trump-s-commitment-to-upholding-the-law</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara McQuade]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:00:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if7wJ0EJKmVY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/if7wJ0EJKmVY/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>What will he do?</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>