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Epstein Files Fallout, Charlotte Immigration Patrols, Economic Impact Of Shutdown

Epstein Files Fallout, Charlotte Immigration Patrols, Economic Impact Of Shutdown

Up First from NPR
Nov 14, 2025 13 min
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The White House is calling the recent trove of Epstein documents a "distraction" as both Democratic and Republican lawmakers call for the full release of the Epstein files. In Charlotte, North Carolina, city leaders and residents are scrambling after last-minute notice that Border Patrol agents could arrive within days. And economists warn the government shutdown left lasting scars on the U.S. economy, from lost wages to missing federal data that may never be recovered.<br/><br/><em>Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news"target="_blank" >Subscribe</a> to the Up First newsletter.<br></em><p class="readrate" data-rr="18" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Susanna Capelouto, Rafael Nam, Mohamad ElBardicy and HJ Mai.<p class="readrate" data-rr="18"><p class="readrate" data-rr="18">It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Lindsay Totty<p class="readrate" data-rr="18"><p class="readrate" data-rr="18">We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.<p class="readrate" data-rr="18"><p class="readrate" data-rr="18">Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor<br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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