Leila Fadel

Thank you so much, Estelle.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expires at the end of the day.

NPR congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt joins us to talk through all this.

Good morning, Barbara.

Good morning.

So is this one of those days where the clock is ticking down to a shutdown and then there's a last-minute deal?

Okay, so a shutdown, though, doesn't mean there won't be money for ICE, right?

Now, we saw top officials from ICE and Customs and Border Protection testifying before the Senate yesterday.

But Kristi Noem, the head of DHS, wasn't there, right?

Interesting.

So he's directly contradicting what Noam said.

What else stood out to you in the hearing?

That's NPR's Barbara Sprunt.

Thank you, Barbara.

Thank you.

The Environmental Protection Agency says reducing greenhouse gases is none of its business.

NPR's Camilla Donovanosky covers the auto industry and joins us now.

Good morning, Camilla.

Good morning, Leila.

So start with laying out what exactly the administration has done here.