Are veterans and their families being used as pawns during the shutdown?

Government shutdown affects benefits for soldiers, military veterans, and their families

The shutdown has affected death benefit payments to soldiers' families and could even affect veterans' disability compensation and pensions. Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and Jon Soltz, the chairman and co-founder of VoteVets.org and an Iraq War veteran, will discuss this issue with Consider This host Antonio Mora.

How do US cutbacks in aid to Egypt affect the Middle East?

Eric Trager, a fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Cole Bockenfeld, the advocacy director of the Project on Middle East Democracy, join Antonio Mora to weigh in on news that the US cutting military aid to Egypt.

Quality of life at the end of life

Katy Butler joins Antonio Mora to talk about her book "Knocking on Heaven's Door," which covers her struggles caring for her aging parents and her thoughts on end-of-life care.

Are autism, ADHD being overdiagnosed?

Enrico Gnaulati, a clinical psychologist and the author of "Back to Normal: Why Childhood Behavior Is Mistaken for ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, and Autism Spectrum Disorder," will share his views on this topic with Antonio Mora.