Trump's Epstein Reversal, US Military Pressure On Venezuela, Charlotte Border Patrol

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President Trump suddenly reverses course on the Epstein files, urging Republicans to support a House vote on Tuesday that he was previously trying to block. In the Caribbean, a major U.S. military buildup raises new questions about the administration’s strategy toward Venezuela as Trump claims President Maduro “would like to talk.” And in Charlotte, North Carolina, a new Border Patrol operation sparks fear and confusion after immigration enforcement agents fan out across the city with little warning.<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, Tara Neill, Kevin Drew, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Martha Ann Overland.<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 Damian Herring. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange.<p class="readrate" data-rr="18"><p class="readrate" data-rr="18">Join us again tomorrow<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>