CNN This Morning

As today's show begins, CNN is reviewing another batch of Epstein files released overnight by the Justice Department. We also have new details on the relationship between Donald Trump and Epstein. Flight records show they "traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is the US sliding towards a naval confrontation in the Caribbean? The Coast Guard is now in an active pursuit of another oil tanker, which Rand Paul calls a "prelude to war" ... Where are the rest of the Epstein files? Some of the survivors are wondering if we will ever see all of the documents ... Conservatives are literally at a "turning point" as infighting takes center stage at the first conference in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Brown shooting suspect is found dead. We explore how a break in the case brought investigators straight to him, and the search for a motive as police investigate the connection to a homicide at MIT ... Today is the deadline for the DOJ to release all the Epstein files. Some survivors are doubtful that will happen ... With the president openly discussing domestic enemies, what role will the military play here at home? ... Congress heads home for the holidays without a vote to help Americans on Obamacare.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you're feeling the economic pinch, blame Joe Biden. That's the message from President Trump, who touted his first-year successes last night and says a boom is on the way ... In a new court filing, the government says it's to blame for a mid-air collision that killed 67 people ... Why investigators are no closer to finding the suspect in the Brown University shooting ... Why is the FBI's second in charge stepping down after only nine months?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anger boils over in Rhode Island five cays after the attack at Brown as the urgent search for the mass shooter continues ... Amid Nick Reiner's arrest for murder, do past interviews shed any light on a possible motive? ... The president ramps up his pressure on Venezuela with an oil tanker blockade.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices