The November midterm elections, potential litigation challenging the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and President Donald Trump’s ongoing bids to fire Federal Reserve Governors Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook are among key catalysts Bloomberg Intelligence policy and litigation analysts will be watching in 2H. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, we also discuss crypto legislation to bring clarity for companies like Coinbase, deregulation to ease capital rules for banks such as JPMorgan and Bank of America, relaxed TV-ownership caps for companies like Nexstar and Sinclair and rulemaking and litigation concerning prediction markets like Kalshi. Further, we explore antitrust cases against Live Nation and Google, BNP Paribas’ Sudan genocide appeal, and class actions against Bayer and Reckitt’s Mead Johnson.

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What is the Trump administration’s approach to Cuba? How does it differ from President Donald Trump’s first term? And what happens next in the short term and the longer term? Ricardo Herrero, executive director of the Cuba Study Group, joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss these and other related questions. Herrero also discusses the risks and opportunities for companies operating or seeking to operate in Cuba, and explores implications for banks like Santander and BBVA, for hotels like Melia and Iberostar and for crypto companies like Coinbase, among other sectors.

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Bayer, facing tens of thousands of lawsuits over weedkiller Roundup, has set its sights on the Supreme Court. Dale Mullen, partner and co-chair of the business and corporate law section at Whiteford, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss Bayer Monsanto’s appeal to the US Supreme Court of a $1.25 million verdict holding it liable for failing to warn that Roundup causes cancer. They discuss Bayer’s arguments, the company’s chance of success on appeal, risks that remain even if it secures a Supreme Court victory and more.

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What are the impacts of the Trump administration’s rescheduling of state-licensed medical cannabis to Schedule III from Schedule I? Could federal rescheduling extend to recreational marijuana later this year? If so, how should companies, firms and operators prepare for a world where significant tax relief and growth opportunities emerge? Would Congress face pressure to consider a federal tax on the budding sector if broader cannabis reform is in the cards? Foley Hoag Partner Jeffrey Schultz joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Nathan Dean and Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss these and other questions facing the industry.

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UCLA Law Professor William Boyd joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss Bayer’s appeal to the US Supreme Court of a $1.25 million verdict holding it liable for failing to warn that weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. They discuss Bayer’s arguments, the arguments’ vulnerabilities and how the court is likely to rule. They also explore the potential immunity Bayer has from future product-liability lawsuits concerning glyphosate products pursuant to a February executive order.

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A multitude of suits against social media companies like Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta and Snap accusing them of causing addiction and other harms lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast. Matt Schettenhelm previews a trial against Meta by over 30 state attorneys general set to start Aug. 17, with tens of billions in damages and penalties at stake, creating major pressure to settle. Justin Teresi discusses a Justice Department probe of exclusionary conduct in the corn and soybean seed markets, with companies like Bayer and Corteva potentially exposed. Andrew Silverman explains why AI-driven productivity gains could increase tax pressure on companies like Amazon, Nvidia and Intel tied to compute, energy and infrastructure as governments adapt tax systems previously built around labor and payrolls.

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Joyce Adetutu, a partner and trade attorney at Vinson & Elkins, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast to discuss the status of refunds tied to tariffs the Supreme Court found unlawful in February. They explore how a potential appeal by the US government could jeopardize importers’ refund rights, new tariffs that may be on the horizon, the strength of potential legal challenges to those tariffs and more.

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The wave of policy proposals shaping the debate around the growing US housing affordability crisis is the focus of this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. Host Mike Sasso is joined by Jim Tobin, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, and Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Drew Reading to unpack the latest signals from President Donald Trump on deregulation and federal land proposals, along with accusations of price fixing and controversial mortgage ideas. The conversation dives into the real drivers behind high home prices, including interest rates, supply constraints, labor challenges and local regulations. The panel also examines whether government intervention can truly solve affordability or if the market must correct itself.

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