Morning news brief

By Leila Fadel,

Steve Inskeep

Published November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM EST

White House dismisses release of new Epstein documents as a distraction, Border Patrol agents will be deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina, economists begin to calculate the cost of the shutdown.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race.

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Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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