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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ruhman. Congressional forecasters say President Trump's tariffs could raise trillions of dollars over the next decade if they remain in place. NPR's Scott Horsley reports that could help to offset much of the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts, but there are a lot of ifs. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that tariff revenue could reduce the federal deficit by $2.8 trillion between now and 2035. That's more than the $2.4 trillion the House passed budget bill is expected to add to the deficit during that time.

The tariff forecast assumes most of the import taxes currently in place survive legal challenges and are made permanent, it does not account for today's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs or the prospect of higher tariff rates in the future. In addition to raising revenue, the CBO predicts the tariffs will lead to somewhat higher inflation this year and next as well as slower economic growth. Scott Horsley in Pear News, Washington. Hundreds gathered Wednesday at the site of Sunday's attack in Boulder, Colorado against a group raising awareness for the hostages held in Gaza. From member station KUNC, Lucas

Brady Woods reports. It was an emotional scene with some attendees in tears as Colorado Governor Jared Polis, faith and community leaders addressed the crowd. They called for unity and for an end to anti-Semitism. Boulder Rabbi Mark Soloway said hate speech has eroded the safety of his community and many others. Jews here and all over America and all over the world have not been feeling safe, not physically safe and not emotionally safe in the face of demonizing hate speech. Fifteen people were wounded in Sunday's attack.

The suspect is facing federal hate crime and additional state charges. For NPR News, I'm Lucas Brady Woods in Boulder, Colorado. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Wednesday and the White House said Putin said Russia will very strongly respond to Ukraine's weekend drone attack on Russian airfields that reportedly destroyed or damaged part of Russia's long-range airborne nuclear fleet. Trump described the call as a good conversation but not one that would lead to a peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine.

In a video call to the Ukrainian Defense Connect Group, Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky says his company needs more air defenses and weaponry to push Moscow towards real peace negotiations. We have no doubt that we can push Russia toward peace. But for that, we must continue to pressure Moscow with all available tools and step by step make its aggression meaningless. Ukraine said the daring attack delivered a heavy blow to Russia's Air Force and military prestige. On Wall Street stocks were mixed on Wednesday the Dow was down

91 points. This is NPR News from Washington. US Army helicopter flights around the Pentagon remain suspended this after two passenger jets were forced to abort their landings at a nearby airport. NPR's Joel Rose reports the head of the Federal Aviation Administration made the disclosure during testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rosciolo told a House committee that the agency has barred the Army from training and routine transport flights around Reagan Washington National Airport. They're not flying right now.

We've shut those down until such time as we're comfortable with kind of what we call new rules of the road. Two passenger planes were forced to abort their landings in May because of a nearby Army helicopter. That incident followed the deadly midair collision between a helicopter and a passenger jet in January. Separately, Rochello said the FAA is not currently considering whether to lift a production cap on Boeing's 737 MAX jets. The agency imposed the cap of 38 planes per month after a door plug panel blowout in 2024. Joel Rose, NPR News. President Trump late Wednesday signed an executive order that he says will ban people from 12

nations from entering the United States. The White House says the action is needed to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and other national security threats. The 12 nations include Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equator, Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Haiti and Liberty, Libya. A partial restriction will also remain in place for seven other countries. The travel ban is similar to one that was signed in the first Trump administration. From Washington, this is NPR News.