🎧 If a deal is not reached, Congress will need to pass another stopgap bill to fund DHS, NPR’s Barbara Sprunt tells Up First. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he will start prepping a short-term funding bill as a backup option. Democrats face an uphill battle with their demands for officers to display identifying information like their last name and a ban on face masks. Many Republicans view these requests as nonstarters. Sprunt says she is watching how GOP lawmakers question top immigration officials today. While they largely back President Trump’s enforcement actions, Republicans have to navigate new polling that shows a majori | 
