Jeff Lunden is a freelance arts reporter and producer whose stories have been heard on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition, as well as on other public radio programs.
The two independent journalists face federal charges related to the interruption of a church service in Minnesota earlier this month. Lemon and Fort say they were there to cover a protest.
A partial government shutdown is now underway. How long it will last depends on congressional agreement over a DHS funding deal that proposes new guardrails on immigration enforcement.