US-Iran Conflict Stuck With No End | Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition 9/3/2026
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz discuss the latest from the White House. On today’s show, Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson (Ret.), Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and US Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman.
Chapters
00:00:00 Radio Balance of Power: Early Edition
00:02:08 Market Update: Stocks Rally on Fed Optimism
00:03:49 Iran War, Oil Prices & the Midterms
00:04:54 White House Looks for an Off-Ramp From Iran
00:07:37 Trump Plans a Midterm Campaign Blitz
00:09:05 What Ending the Iran War Would Mean
00:10:13 Pentagon Extends U.S. Deployments
00:12:24 Iran Blockade & Economic Pressure
00:14:11 U.S. Munitions & Military Readiness
00:15:47 AI, China & the Global Technology Race
00:17:48 America’s Cybersecurity Strengths & Weaknesses
00:19:01 Market Update: Stocks Surge, Bitcoin Tops $81K
00:20:55 Trump Prepares to Campaign for 35 Republicans
00:22:51 Political Panel: Can Trump Help GOP Candidates?
00:26:40 Trump’s Unusual Endorsement of Ken Paxton
00:29:05 Republicans Skip Trump’s Midterm Convention
00:34:14 U.S. Travel Industry After a Record Summer
00:37:18 Visa Policies & Barriers to International Tourism
00:38:04 Canada Trade Tensions Hit U.S. Tourism
00:39:06 Affluent Travelers Keep Spending
00:41:47 Will Higher Gas Prices Finally Hurt Travel?
00:42:47 Government Shutdown Risks for the Travel Industry
00:44:16 Labor Shortages in Hotels & Hospitality
00:46:07 How AI Is Changing the Travel Experience
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