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President Trump abruptly reversed his opinion about a vote on the Epstein files.

NPR's Luke Garrett is with us.

Trump is now telling Republicans they should vote to tell him to act, Luke.

Why change now?

Okay, so now that Trump is telling all Republicans to vote for the Epstein file bill, what happens now?

You bet.

The Trump administration is putting more pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Over the weekend, the U.S.

's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean, joining nearly a dozen other naval warships that are already there.

For more, we go to NPR's Kerry Kahn, who is in Bogota, Colombia.

So, Kerry, what has Maduro said about the buildup off the coast of Venezuela?

That designation would allow the U.S.