"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On the show today, Pangaea Policy Founder, Terry Haines, and US Congress Joint Economic Committee Chief Economist, Christopher Russo discuss Moody's downgrading US credit to negative from stable and the pressure Speaker Mike Johnson nows faces as the US government is only a week away from a potential government shutdown. Retired Brigadier General, Mark Kimmitt, also discusses the Israel-Hamas war as Israel commits to Gaza Strip pause. (Source: Bloomberg)