Instant Reaction: Judge Rejects Subpoenas of Fed in Powell Case, DOJ to Appeal

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum says the Trump administration is taking steps to increase US energy production amid the war in Iran. He speaks on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, a City University of New York professor, reacts to a federal judge's ruling that blocks a federal investigation of Fed Chair Powell. Krugman says President Trump and US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro are "harassing" Powell. Krugman says the independence of the Fed is on the line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeanine Pirro vowed to continue her investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a judge rejected subpoenas issued to the central bank, threatening to delay the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Powell’s successor. US District Judge James Boasberg said the government had advanced no evidence to justify the subpoenas — relating to renovations to the Fed’s headquarters and Powell’s comments about the project — and said they clearly reflected an “improper motive” of retaliating against Powell over policy differences. Pirro, who leads the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, called the ruling wrong and said they would appeal the decision. “This process has been arbitrarily undermined by an activist judge,” Pirro said in a press conference Friday. “The process should have been allowed to run its course, and it wasn’t. And shame on them.” For instant reaction and analysis, Bloomberg Businessweek Daily cohosts Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec speak with: June Grasso, Bloomberg legal analyst and host of Bloomberg Law Michael McKee, Bloomberg International Economics & Policy correspondent Tim O'Brien, Bloomberg Opinion senior executive editor  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Burlington Stores CEO Michael O'Sullivan says an aggressive response to tariffs led to "spectacularly successful" earnings growth. He speaks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Dani Burger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, and Darío Gil, US Department of Energy under secretary for science, talk about working together on the build-out of a national AI infrastructure. Dell also comments about Anthropic's dispute with the Pentagon over using AI tools. They speak to Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mattel CEO Ynon Kriez says it's too soon tell how the war in Iran is impacting the company, but he says their supply chain is diversified and flexible. He also talks about explosive demand for Hot Wheels and Barbie dolls, and how its partnership with OpenAI is working.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Korey Dropkin, US Olympic Curling Silver Medalist, speaks on curling's rise in popularity and the launch of Rock League with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Alexis ChristophorousSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former IMF Deputy Managing Director & Harvard University Professor of Economics Gita Gopinath says that rising oil prices triggered by the war in Iran are adding new pressures to already fragile US economy. She speaks with Bloomberg's Tom Keene and Alexis Christophorous. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky discusses the costs of war, ICE in cities, and the future of the Department of Homeland Security. The Senator speaks with Bloomberg's Joe Mathieu from the Capitol.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uber will let customers hail robotaxis from Amazon’s Zoox, starting in Las Vegas this summer. Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Zoox CEO Aicha Sar Evans discuss what the partnership will offer to riders. They speak with Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow in San Francisco.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.