Votes & Verdicts

As a fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance and US–Iran tensions enter a critical new phase, the world and markets are watching to see what comes next. In this episode of Votes and Verdicts, Bloomberg Intelligence’s senior defense analyst and retired Army Colonel Wayne Sanders joins us to discuss the war’s next steps. We examine key issues that will be the subject of negotiations during the ceasefire, including the Strait of Hormuz and the unresolved nuclear issue. We also discuss geopolitical takeaways for China, Russia and NATO, and how companies like Lockheed Martin, RTX, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris can benefit from potential US military funding.

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Prediction markets are rapidly moving from niche curiosity to the center of the financial conversation. Once seen as speculative side bets, they’re increasingly viewed as powerful tools for hedging risk and pricing real-world probabilities — from elections and economic data to public policy decisions. And yet, despite the buzz, 88% of US-based activity still sits squarely in sports markets. So what happens next? Listen to this replay of Bloomberg Intelligence’s webinar from March 17 for a dynamic discussion on the future of this fast-evolving market and why major financial players including ICE, Robinhood, Coinbase and CME are stepping into the arena.

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Can the FCC take away broadcast licenses because the Trump administration doesn’t like how TV stations cover the Iran war? Does the First Amendment have anything to say about it? In this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence TMT litigation and policy analyst Matt Schettenhelm sits down with Brent Skorup of the Cato Institute. They discuss President Donald Trump and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s recent threats to revoke broadcast licenses based on coverage of the Iran war. They consider the applicable FCC rules, how the First Amendment applies differently to broadcasters and the likelihood that the Supreme Court will take up these questions.

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US regulatory proposals on March 19 to lower capital requirements for JPMorgan, Bank of America and other banks lead this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast, with analysis from Nathan Dean. Matt Schettenhelm discusses Anthropic’s bid to halt the US designation of it as a supply-chain risk and FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s threats to revoke TV licenses for broadcasters, including Disney’s ABC. Holly Froum analyzes a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act and a Supreme Court case concerning liability of transportation brokers including CH Robinson. Justin Teresi explores President Donald Trump’s push to let Sable Offshore restart an offshore oil project in California and a Senate bill to break up the meatpacking industry. Elliott Stein discusses the DOJ’s probe of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and litigation between states and prediction markets.

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Antitrust law has come into sharper focus over the past year, with several high-profile cases, including in Big Tech. Bilal Sayyed, former Director of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning and current competition counsel at TechFreedom, as well as counsel at the law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analysts Jennifer Rie and Justin Teresi on this Votes and Verdicts episode to talk about the state of US antitrust enforcement one year into the Trump administration. They discuss whether antitrust enforcement has become politicized (or more politicized), the departure of Gail Slater from the DOJ, the firing of the two Democratic FTC commissioners and various policy initiatives of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition and the DOJ’s Antitrust Division.

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Companies facing multibillion-dollar exposure from mass tort personal-injury litigation have faced massive jury verdicts in 2026, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. In this Votes and Verdicts episode, BI litigation analysts Holly Froum and Matthew Schettenhelm are joined by mass tort expert Joseph Fantini to discuss some of the major hurdles facing companies, including weedkiller cancer claims against Bayer’s Monsanto, NEC litigation against Abbott and Reckitt’s Mead Johnson unit, talc litigation against Johnson & Johnson, social-media addiction lawsuits against Meta, Google and others, and more. They discuss potential catalysts on the horizon, the strength of cases and the likelihood of any global settlements.

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The Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling striking down President Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl-trafficking tariffs has created uncertainties about next steps. In this Votes and Verdicts Podcast, Ted Murphy, partner at Sidley Austin and co-leader of the law firm’s global arbitration, trade and advocacy practice, joins Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Holly Froum to talk about the Supreme Court’s ruling, next steps, the right to refunds, additional tariffs that could be on the horizon, the legality of Sec. 122 tariffs imposed on Feb. 24 and other statutory authorities the administration may use. They also discuss the impact of the SCOTUS ruling on a lawsuit challenging elimination of the de minimis exemption.

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Joyce Adetutu, partner and trade attorney at Vinson & Elkins, and Holly Froum, Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst, discuss President Donald Trump’s reciprocal and fentanyl-trafficking tariffs on this episode of the Votes and Verdicts podcast. They discuss the lawsuit challenging the tariffs pending before the US Supreme Court and how the court might rule. They also explore refund procedures courts could put in place if the tariffs are struck down, how courts may limit refunds and what parties should do to protect their rights.

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The Feb. 12 exit of US Department of Justice antitrust chief Gail Slater and its implications for litigation against Live Nation by the agency and 40 states led Bloomberg Intelligence’s Votes and Verdicts podcast this week, with analysis from Jen Rie. Nathan Dean examined expected Commodity Futures Trading Commission moves to clarify regulation of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, while Elliott Stein reviewed lawsuits over event contracts offered by those firms, as well as Coinbase and Robinhood. Nathan also discussed a potential Department of Homeland Security shutdown, and Matt Schettenhelm assessed possible changes to Federal Communications Commissionownership caps and implications for the Nexstar-Tegna deal.

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What are the challenges and opportunities for a firm like Coinbase operating in today’s regulatory environment? Why is a Congressional crypto market structure bill needed? What’s Coinbase’s relationship with banks like, and is the fight over stablecoin rewards an anomaly in an otherwise collaborative relationship? Why should sports-event contracts be treated as derivatives overseen by the CFTC rather than gambling supervised by states? What type of rulemaking should the CFTC promulgate for prediction markets? Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal discussed these topics and more when he joined BI’s Elliott Stein and Nathan Dean on the most recent episode of Votes and Verdicts.

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