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 reporter for Punchbowl News, to discuss the budget crisis that could lead to a federal government shutdown this Friday at midnight.

Then, Adam Conner, Vice President for Technology Policy at the Center for American Progress, talks with Brad about the F.C.C. possibly restoring Net Neutrality, President Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence, and a lawsuit by a bipartisan group of 42 U.S. Attorneys General against Meta, which alleges that features on Facebook and Instagram are addictive and are aimed at kids and teens.

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

Adam's Twitter handle is @AdamConner and the handle for the Center for American Progress is @amprog.
Adam's website is www.AdamConner.com and the website for the Center for American Progress is www.AmericanProgress.org.

You can watch a livestream of this broadcast at the following links:

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