On November 5th, the Supreme Court will decide whether Donald Trump has the authority to enact his tariff policies. To discuss, we FEATURE Johanna Leblanc. Leblanc is a national security law and foreign policy expert. As a partner at Adomi Advisory Group, PLLC, she offers invaluable guidance to a diverse clientele on matters such as trade, debt financing for projects in emerging markets, public relations, sanctions, federal legislative processes, and diplomacy. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Howard University. Before joining the firm, Leblanc excelled as a legislative director at the United States Congress. In this capacity, she provided strategic counsel on both domestic and international affairs, overseeing legislative matters and appropriations. In her role, she was instrumental in advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives and fortifying economic security through trade diplomacy. She also served as a liaison to the White House, State Department, Department of Education, Department of Veterans, and other agencies, including financial institutions in Washington, D.C. Media includes: Voice of America, Roland Martin Unfiltered, Fox.

The government has now been shutdown 35 days, reaching the record previously held by the December 2018-January 2019 shutdown. To discuss, we FEATURE Lisa Gilbert. Gilbert is Public Citizen’s co-president. She is a strong advocate of government transparency and integrity, financial reform, civil justice and consumer protection. Gilbert has built and managed large coalitions of progressive groups. She founded and co-leads the 100-plus member Not Above the Law coalition, designed to push back on the Trump administration’s rule of law abuses; founded the 160-member Declaration for American Democracy coalition, which successfully pushed for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the For the People Act (H.R. 1) (a raft of democracy reforms); and runs the Clean Budget Coalition, a 120-plus member coalition that has helped keep poison pill policy riders out of the budget. Media includes: The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Fox News, NPR.

Today, Californians will be voting either yes or no on Proposition 50, which will allow Democratic leaders to redistrict five congressional districts. To discuss, we FEATURE Sandra Fluke. Fluke is the president of Voices for Progress and an attorney who specializes in policy and legislative advocacy on behalf of progressive causes. In 2015, Fluke launched V4P’s California state program, which grew to include political programming as well as policy advocacy. She then led membership engagement and recruitment throughout the western half of the U.S. before becoming national membership and development director. Fluke has spent two decades working in the non-profit sector to advance social and economic justice through a variety of roles focused on policy advocacy, political strategy, direct legal services, program evaluation, data management, fundraising, and more. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, MSNBC.

As the Affordable Care Act marketplace open enrollment begins, monthly premiums have over doubled on average, causing health experts to worry that many more Americans will end up uninsured. To discuss, we FEATURE Kavelle Christie. Christie is a Jamaican-born health policy expert, strategist, and the founder and CEO of Orion 360 Health, LLC, a healthcare policy and strategy firm advancing systems-level solutions through advocacy, education, and reform. Her work has shaped state and federal maternal health legislation, expanded access to doula care, and built bridges between communities and policy. A former journalist and registered lobbyist, Christie brings a rare blend of media savvy, political strategy, and community-rooted vision to every table. Through Orion 360 Health, LLC, she leads public affairs and policy efforts that simplify healthcare policy and regulatory strategy: advising mission-driven leaders, briefing media, and building tools that help advocates speak with clarity, conviction, and courage. Media includes: Business Insider, Forbes, Newsweek, BBC.

The conflict in Sudan has claimed an estimated 200,000 lives, and that number will increase as an estimated 19.1 million people are now in an acute, emergency or catastrophic famine situation, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification. To discuss, we FEATURE Lauren Curruth. Curruth is a medical anthropologist specializing in humanitarian assistance, global health, food security, nutrition science, refugees, transnational migration, and displacement in the Horn of Africa. Most of her research has been in Ethiopia and Djibouti. Her ongoing ethnographic work documents the lasting effects of repeated humanitarian emergencies and episodic humanitarian relief and global health interventions in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Currently, she teaches graduate and undergraduate interdisciplinary courses in global health and nutrition at American University. Media includes: The Conversation, The Washington Post.

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, many people have been experiencing flight delays and cancellations. To discuss, we FEATURE K. Denise Rucker Krepp. Krepp is a homeland security, transportation, and sexual assault expert who began her career as an active duty Coast Guard officer in 1998. After September 11, 2001, Krepp was a member of the team that created the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Krepp was a staffer on the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee and then served as Chief Counsel at the U.S. Maritime Administration during the first Obama administration. Media includes: The Washington Post, Journal of Commerce, Tradewinds, Jezebel, The Hill, MSNBC.

November is National Native American Heritage Month. To commemorate, we FEATURE Jonel Beauvais. Beauvais is a Wolf Clan, Mohawk. Who is the proud mother of three children and chosen auntie, sister and friend to many. She works diligently to empower and induce healing within all Native/Indigenous communities in order to prosper in the Haudenosaunee teachings of good medicine and good minds. She recently has moved from working for Kahwatsiraien:ton which is founded in supporting the families of Ohero:kon. She has dedicated seven years as a council member and Lead Auntie for all adolescent girls entering their first year of fasting in Ohero:kon “Under the Husk”, which is the Rights of Passage for youth in Akwesasne. Through ceremony these youth commit to four years of fasting in which they attend weekly gatherings throughout the winter months where traditional/modern teachings are presented to the young fasters and their families. All with the intentions of receiving a vision, insight or guidance on the purpose of their journey into adulthood. Beauvais is also the Co-Creator of the Welcome Home Circle in Akwesasne, which is inspired by her own carceral experience and the undeniable need for representation and support for those directly and indirectly impacted by the criminal system, especially in Native communities. Extensive media experience.