Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc has traveled to Washington to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Guest host Tim Powers gathers the latest developments from CTV Senior Political Correspondent Mike LeCouteur, who is joining us from D.C.

On today's show:

• Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has narrowed its search for a new submarine fleet, and it's down to two possible suppliers.
• CTV U.S. political analyst Eric Ham reacts to Donald Trump's decision to expand the use of the National Guard for law enforcement.
• Tech analyst Carmi Levy commemorates the 30th anniversary of Microsoft Windows 95.
• The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Laryssa Waler, Najoud Al Mallees, and Sharan Kaur.
• We kick off back-to-school shopping season with Santo Ligotti, the Vice-President of the Retail Council of Canada.
• CTV National News reporter Garrett Barry joins us live from St. John's, as parts of Atlantic Canada try to fend off burning wildfires.