NICK BALLASY, Senior Correspondent, Just The News, @NicholasBallasy

• Although the war in Afghanistan has come to an end, defense spending continues to rise

DUSTIN CARMACK, Research Fellow, Center for Technology Policy, Heritage Foundation, Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Former Chief of Staff, Congressman John Ratcliffe (TX-04) and Congressman Ron DeSantis (FL-06), @DustinCarmack

• Can the U.S. still compete with China in the realm of Artificial Intelligence?

ROBERT CHARLES, Spokesman, Association of Mature American Citizens, Former Assistant Secretary, State at the State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in the Bush Administration, Author, "Eagles and Evergreens," @RCharles4USA

• Robert Charles: There is a “constitutional prerogative” that gives the Congress the authority to oversee the Executive - a power that cannot legally be used for political persecution