In reversal, Trump now backs Epstein files release; US buildup grows in Caribbean

President Trump flips the script, now telling Republicans vote to release the Epstein files

What's behind the move? Plus, the U.S. military buildup near Venezuela grows

And now we're hearing something new. Maduro may want to talk. And just in time for holiday travel, the FAA clears the skies

Flights are back to full speed at 40 major airports. The stories that matter, clear and credible

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Good morning, I'm Craig DiGrelli. A late night reversal from President Trump has upended

one of the most volatile fights on Capitol Hill, the push to force the release of all remaining Jeffrey Epstein files

After days of pressuring Republicans not to move forward, the president is now urging them to vote yes

On Truth Social, Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files because, quote

we have nothing to hide. He also called the Epstein fight a, quote, Democrat hoax and said it's time for the GOP to move on

The turnabout comes after a week of mounting pressure and a very public feud with one of his most loyal allies

Congressman Marjorie Taylor Greene, referring to her as a, quote, traitor and disgrace to our great Republican Party on Saturday

Then again last night as a traitor that no one cares about

Words that clearly stung. The most hurtful thing he said, which is absolutely untrue, is he called me a traitor

And that is so extremely wrong. And those are the types of words used that can radicalize people against me and put my life in danger

Green told CNN she's now done with toxic rhetoric. I would like to say humbly I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics

It's very bad for our country. And it's been something I've thought about a lot, especially since Charlie Kirk was assassinated

is that I'm only responsible for myself and my own words and actions

And I am committed, and I've been working on this a lot lately

to put down the knives in politics. I really just want to see people be kind to one another

The falling out follows days of vitriol from Trump and a growing block of conservatives green among them pushing to release the files despite his earlier opposition But the momentum was already shifting

A bipartisan discharge petition hit 218 signatures, forcing a vote this week

something the White House had tried to avoid. On ABC, Republican Thomas Massey, co-author of the bill, said GOP's support is surging

I think we could have a deluge of Republicans. There could be a hundred or more

I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote

And, you know, the president's been saying this is a hoax. He's been saying that for months

But in 2030, he's not going to be the president, and you will have voted to protect pedophiles

if you don't vote to release these files, and the president can't protect you then

This vote, the record of this vote, will last longer than Donald Trump's presidency

But Speaker Mike Johnson, one of Trump's strongest offenders, says the president is not worried about the issue

He had nothing to do with it. President Trump has clean hands. He's not worried about it. I talk to him all the time

He has nothing to do with this. He's frustrated that they're turning it into a political issue

and it's not surprising because the Democrats have nothing else to talk about. What have they accomplished in 10 months

Epstein is their entire game plan. The vote could come as early as tomorrow

The U.S. is now making its biggest show of force in the Caribbean in a generation

And late last night, the pressure on Venezuela's regime escalated again. The Navy says the USS Gerald Ford, the most advanced aircraft carrier in the fleet

crossed into the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. The Trump administration calls it a counter-drug mission

But experts say it's a direct warning to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

And just hours later, the U.S. turned up the heat even more. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the U.S. will designate Cartel de los Soles

as a foreign terrorist organization. He says the cartel, allegedly led by Maduro

and top figures in his regime, is responsible for terrorist violence across the hemisphere

and massive drug trafficking in the United States. The designation takes effect November 24th

Last night, President Trump added a new twist, saying the U.S. may be having talks with Maduro

claiming the Venezuelan leader appears to want to engage. We may be discussing

We may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we'll see how that turns out

They would like to talk. The U has already carried out strikes on at least 22 vessels in the region over the last two months The latest strike happened this weekend a drone hitting a boat in the eastern Pacific

killing three men on board. So far, the administration has not released any evidence

that those killed were narco-terrorists, and some key allies, including the UK and Colombia

have stopped sharing intelligence over legal concerns about the U.S. operations. The USS Gerald Ford, along with fighter jets and guided missile destroyers

are now part of what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling Operation Southern Spear

Commanders say it's designed to protect the U.S. from narco-terrorism. Southern Command says the forward strike group, 4,000 sailors, dozens of fighter jets

and three warships is now joining a growing U.S. naval force already positioned off Venezuela

After weeks of crippled air travel and the worst disruptions the country has ever seen

the FAA says the sky is finally open. The FAA announced late Sunday it's lifting all restrictions on commercial flights

The emergency limits put in place at 40 major airports during the record-long 43-day government shutdown

Airlines went back to full schedule starting this morning at 6 a.m. Eastern

The FAA and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said air traffic controller staffing has steadily improved

enough that their safety team now recommends ending the order. The cuts led to thousands of cancellations, including 2,900 in a single day

Conditions only eased as more controllers returned to work and Congress moved to end the shutdown

Air traffic controllers were among the federal workers who worked without pay throughout the impasse

Airlines say they expect operations to steady quickly, just in time for Thanksgiving travel

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of America's most influential civil rights leaders

remains hospitalized this morning in Chicago and is now on a form of life support to stabilize his blood pressure

A family source tells CNN the 84-year-old founder of the Rainbow Push Coalition

has been on medication to regulate his blood pressure after a significant drop over the weekend

and that his medical team is trying to wean him off. CBS News reports Jackson has shown brief moments of awareness, but his condition is said to be weakening

Family and friends are now flying in from across the country to be by his side

Jackson has been under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare degenerative neurological disorder similar to Parkinson's disease

The Trump administration latest immigration crackdown has jumped from Chicago to Charlotte and it already setting off a firestorm A weekend sweep led to more than 80 arrests and loud pushback from local leaders

who say they don't want federal agents surging in their city. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino, who helped lead the Midway Blitz in Chicago

posted video of suspected undocumented immigrants now in custody in Charlotte. He's calling the operation Charlotte's Web, writing that

the breeze hits Charlotte like a storm and that agents go where the mission calls

But community groups say what's happening on the ground is far more intense

The executive director of Charlotte East told the AP the federal presence has been, quote

overwhelming and difficult to quantify, with reports of agents at churches, apartment complexes

and local shops. Democratic Congresswoman Alma Adams says she is extremely concerned

about Border Patrol and ICE operations in her district, writing on X that she will not stand

by and watch her constituents be intimidated and harassed. Finally today, move over morning commute

Nuremberg just had a sheep show. Take a look. Hundreds of bleeding, fluffy traffic jams over

downtown Nuremberg. That's in Germany on Sunday. This is pretty fascinating, actually. About 600

sheep clippity-clopping their way through the city on their annual move to winter quarters

kind of like, well, bears going into hibernation, I suppose. People stopped, posed, took selfies

The sheep didn't seem to mind the paparazzi. They were like in formation there, right

They spent their summers mowing the city's meadows the old-fashioned way, one bite at a time

eco-friendly, and very good for biodiversity. Plus, they saved the city a ton of money on lawn

care. Who knew? A busy day on the national radar. Here's what we're tracking. This morning

the U.S. Supreme Court is set to drop new orders in several major appeals. Out west

Lil Nas X heads back to court after pleading not guilty to four felony charges tied to an

alleged confrontation with police back in August. Later today, demonstrators hit the White House

gates for another round of protests over U.S. policy. And tonight, the stars step out in New

York for the Wicked for Good premiere. The final big launch before the film hits theaters nationwide

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you back here tomorrow. For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Have a great day