Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Luis Skiyavoni. The world's largest aircraft carrier,

the USS Gerald Ford, will arrive in the Northern Caribbean tomorrow, according to a U.S.

military official. This has tensions with Venezuela grow. NPR's Laura Sullivan has more.

The USS Gerald Ford will be joining some 15,000 soldiers and sailors

already in the region. A U.S. military official told NPR, the U.S. is gearing up for possible

military action, saying, quote, the table is being set. High-level meetings with members of

Congress and foreign leaders are continuing, along with ongoing military exercises.

It remains unclear, however, if President Trump will use military force against the country.

The U.S. has conducted multiple strikes on boats in the region.

President Trump has also repeatedly called on Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro to resign.

Officials told NPR the arrival of the USS

Gerald Ford could be just another pressure tactic on Maduro who has put his own forces on high

alert. Laura Sullivan, NPR News. Having been out of town for more than 50 days, members of the House

of Representatives returned to their desks this week,

voting to reopen the government with another short-term spending bill, but no resolution of the

standoff over the Affordable Care Act. Moving to the top of the agenda in the coming week is a vote

on the release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And PR's Deirdre Walsh has the latest.

Because of increasing calls from House Republicans to get these files out, the speaker decided to hold this vote next week.

I mean, the politics for the party are really bad.

The Republicans are divided.

And this bill forcing the release of the Justice Department files is

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