I'm Daily Wire, Editor-in-Chief John Bickley with Georgia Howe.

It's Thursday, September 21st, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky met with the U.S. Senate and Congressional leaders

today, as he makes his case for why the American government should continue to support his

nation's fight against Russia.

Zelensky spoke at a brief press conference with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

He also met with Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, but the top Congressional Republican

revealed that he denied Zelensky's request to deliver an address to a joint session of

Congress during his visit.

McCarthy said, quote, we just didn't have the time.

The Ukrainian leaders spoke before both the Senate and the House last December.

For his part, President Joe Biden has requested $24 billion in funding from the legislative

branch.

The White House, however, refuses to say how much more money and aid Ukraine needs from

the American taxpayer.

Schumer is inherently unpredictable, of course.

So I can't look you in the eye and I certainly can't look them in the eye and predict exactly

what's going to happen on exactly what timetable.

And therefore, we need to have a degree of flexibility and adaptability in our approach

as we have since the beginning of this conflict.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch is retiring as Chairman of Fox and News Corp at age 92 and will

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