The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Mica Soellner, Congressional Correspondent for Punchbowl News, to examine the likelihood of a government shutdown.

They also talk about the 'Freedom Caucus' budget demands, whether House Republicans will launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, and whether Speaker McCarthy will be able to keep the House GOP united.

Then, Brad is joined by CNN military analyst Col. Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.

He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

The two discuss the legacy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including how they changed the way that the United States military fights wars.

They also examine the status of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia, the budget battle over Ukraine in Congress, the G-20 Meeting in New Delhi, strategic implications of a stagnant Chinese economy, and the effect that Senator Tommy Tuberville's holding up of military promotions is having on America's armed forces and national security.

Mica's Twitter handle is @MicaSoellnerDC and the handle for Punchbowl News is @PunchBowlNews.

Colonel Leighton can be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst. His website is CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.

You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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