How Obamacare Repeal Would Affect Medicare Recipients; Russia Punished For Hacking

Published: Jan. 4, 2017, 8:03 p.m.

Leslie's first guest during this hour is Max Richtman, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM), one of the nation's most influential senior advocacy and education membership organizations.

The two discuss what is likely the single most threatening situation that seniors are facing, which is what will happen to Medicare if the ACA is repealed.

NCPSSM's website is www.ncpssm.org and their Twitter handle is @NCPSSM.

Leslie's second guest of the hour is Colonel 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.
Colonel Leighton is also a Military Analyst for CNN.

The two discuss moves by the White House against Russia for it's hacking to influence the presidential election. This includes new sanctions and the ejection of 35 Russian diplomats from the United States.

Colonel Leighton's website is www.CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton.