Giles Snyder

I wonder how a grocery store works.

I'm Jesse Thorne.

Everyone's kind of wondered something like that, right?

Including my guest, Susan Orlean.

And she didn't just wonder.

She spent six weeks inside a real working grocery store.

To me, that's really fun.

We'll talk about that and her 45 years of brilliant, hilarious nonfiction.

That's Bullseye.

Find us in the NPR app at MaximumFun.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder.

A partial government shutdown seems increasingly likely as the Senate heads toward a crucial vote Thursday on legislation that would fund the Homeland Security Department and other government agencies.

Senate Democrats say they will not agree to extend DHS funding without enforceable limits on President Trump's immigration crackdown.

And Minnesota Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar told NPR...

that Democrats want to overhaul immigration and customs enforcement.

Republicans will need Democratic votes to keep the government open when funding runs out Saturday.

Tensions remain high in Minneapolis.

The Justice Department says federal agents have arrested 16 people, alleging they assaulted or impeded federal immigration officers.

Congress has allocated $50 billion for foreign aid in the government spending package that's making its way through Congress.

It's a lot more money than the Trump administration has signaled it wants to spend.