GOP Rep. Murphy: Tariffs Shouldn’t Be Seen as Revenue Generators, If Other Nations ‘Act Well’, ‘We Won’t Get the Revenue’

On Monday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) stated that tariffs should be used as a way to achieve trade balance and shouldn’t be viewed as a means of raising revenue, “because, hopefully, these countries will act well and we won’t get the revenue.” Host Connell McShane asked, “Do you look at tariffs…

CBC Chair: You Don’t Fire Workforce to Make Gov’t Efficient, They Know How to Make It Efficient

During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) stated that in finding abuse and inefficiency in government “it’s important that we go in with a scalpel and not a chainsaw,” and “you don’t fire the workforce if you’re trying to…

Bessent: Other Countries Will Have Chance ‘To Lower Their Tariffs’, Other Barriers

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that under President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan, other countries “will have the opportunity to lower their tariffs” and lower non-tariff barriers, as well as ending currency manipulation and subsidization. Host Sean Hannity asked, “Why would the markets become skittish over…

‘Friends Forever, Never Enemies’, Chinese Foreign Minister Declares Eternal Fealty to Russia

Communist dictatorships China and Russia are “friends forever, never enemies,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi declared Tuesday during a visit to Moscow. “The principle of ‘friends forever, never enemies’ … serves as a solid legal basis for advancing strategic cooperation at a higher level,” Wang told Russia’s RIA state news agency in an interview as reported…