If it's Thursday, Ukrainian President Zelensky makes his case to a divided Washington with

an urgent wartime pleaded lawmakers, pentagon officials, and the president for more aid

and weapons.

Plus, funding fight Fiasco, the House is heading home after a key vote embarrassingly fails

on the floor.

Speaker McCarthy complaining, members of his own party want to, quote, burn down the

whole place.

And in NBC News' exclusive interview won the trail with 2024 candidate and rising

GOP star Vivek Ramaswamy, as he courts controversy and tries to build momentum in the polls

by outtrumping Trump in the race for the White House.

Welcome to Meet the Press.

Now I'm Kristen Welker in New York.

As divisions and dysfunction dominate in Washington, imperiling everything from government funding

to the fate of Ukraine and its war against Russia, moments ago Ukrainian President Zelensky

arrived at the White House for an oval office meeting.

His second visit to the White House in less than a year, and at any moment we expect the

two leaders to hold a wider expanded meeting with their advisors.

It comes as Mr. Zelensky is barnstorming Washington with an urgent plea for more assistance,

and a warning that Russia will win if Congress doesn't step up.

Zelensky began the day on Capitol Hill with a series of closed-door meetings as he tried

to convince skeptical lawmakers, especially Republicans, to keep the aid flowing.

Here's some of what he told reporters after huddling with members of Congress.

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