Meet the Press NOW – March 13

President Trump stands by his move to impose new tariffs on trading partners amidst economic turmoil. CNBC Senior Economics Reporter Steve Liesman, NBC Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell, and Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel discuss the economic and global impacts of the president’s actions. Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur explains the latest in Congress with a government funding deadline looming and disagreements among Senate Democrats. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) explains why he is voting against the House-passed six month stopgap spending bill. Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings talks about the impacts of the Trump administration’s efforts to scale back staffing at the department. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties. We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows. Connect with NBC News Online! NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/bre... Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC