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Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A man who was wrongfully deport El Salvador by the Trump administration is on his way back to the United States. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to face criminal charges for allegedly transporting migrants into the U.S. in a statement, his attorney says, quote, due process means the chance to defend yourself before you're punished, not after. President Trump has been promising his tariffs will help make america More prosperous. NPR's Scott Horsley reports. There's evidence the tariffs could help the government's bottom line.
Scott Horsley (1:05)
The Congressional Budget Office, which says if all the tariffs in place at the beginning of the week stayed in effect for a full decade, it could cut the federal debt by $2.8 trillion, which is in the ballpark of that big tax cut and spending bill passed by the House, what it's expected to add to the debt over the next 10 years. In other words, the tariffs could help to fill the hole that congressional Republicans have been digging with that tax and spending bill.
Windsor Johnston (1:32)
That's NPR's Scott Horsley reporting. Some congressional Republicans are stepping into the feud between President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk, offering their take on a clash that escalated by the hour this week. Tempers flared after Musk slammed the massive tax cut and spending package that Trump favors, calling it a, quote, disgusting abomination. North Carolina Congressman Mark Harris, what we've.
Mark Harris (1:59)
Seen happen over the last 72 hours is really just a disagreement that has gone from policy to personal.
Windsor Johnston (2:08)
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit. The Labor Department is reporting a sharp drop in federal government employment last month. NPR's Andrea Hsu reports. 22,000 jobs were lost in May.
Andrea Hsu (2:26)
President Trump has tried many things to slash the federal workforce, including dismantling certain agencies, setting in motion mass layoffs and INV, inviting nearly all 2.3 million federal workers to quit. But many of his efforts have been challenged by lawsuits. Federal judges have paused his sweeping overhaul of agencies. Thousands of federal workers who thought they were being fired remain on paid leave. The official numbers from the Labor Department do not reflect those who voluntarily left their jobs through the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer because they are still being paid through September. Already, though, with tens of thousands of people no longer doing their jobs, many government functions have been curtailed. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.