Hello from CNN, I'm Anna Sturla with the five things you need to know for Monday, September 25th.

President Joe Biden called out some House Republicans this afternoon, accusing them of pushing the federal government to the

brink of a shutdown. Just a few months ago, the Speaker of the House and I agreed to

spending levels for the government. Now a small group of extreme House Republicans, they don't want to

live up to that deal and everyone in America could be faced with paying the price for that.

Biden was speaking at a meeting with the President's Board of Advisors on historically

black colleges and universities, and said certain parts of a government shutdown would

disproportionately affect the black community.

A group of far-right-house Republicans

are demanding huge spending cuts,

and others want to end US military support for Ukraine.

Biden accused those holding out against current proposals to fund the government of not doing their jobs.

Funding the government is one of the basic fundamental responsibilities in the Congress.

And if Republicans in the House don't start doing the job, we should stop electing it.

Russia and Ukraine traded fire today, with Russia saying Ukrainian drones targeted locations

inside Russia and occupied Crimea,

and Ukrainian officials saying Russian Shaling killed at least six people in Hirson.

Ukraine also claimed today that it killed the naval commander for Russia's Black Sea Fleet

last week, along with almost three dozen officers and

servicemen.

CNN can't independently confirm Ukraine's claims or the number of casualties.

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby was cautiously optimistic when he spoke to CNN today.

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