It's Monday, September 15th.
I'm Jane Costa, and this is What A Day,
the show's saluting Pudge the Cat, the unofficial mascot of Bowling Green's college football team.
The three-year-old person's short hair hangs out in the locker room and even visits a sideline on occasion.
According to Bowling Green player George Carlson, Pudge's owner,
Pudge is pretty into the whole thing, since it usually comes with lots of pets.
On today's show, new details emerge about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
And President Donald Trump sets his sights on Memphis, saying it's National Guard's next stop.
But let's start with the potential for a government shutdown.
Yes.
Again.
Federal government funding will run out on September 30th,
and without legislation to keep the lights on, the government will shut down on October 1st.
Now you might be thinking, didn't we do this, like, a few months ago?
And yeah, we did.
Back in March, the Senate approved a short-term spending bill with the help of 10 Democrats,
including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
And if Republicans want to keep the government open,
their tiny majority in both chambers of Congress ensures that they'll need Democrats to sign on to a deal.
But Democrats aren't so inclined to avoid a shutdown this time.