Kremlin Push News Today

"the lead" starts right now. president bidens surprise trip to ukraine, how did the white house pull it off? plus the new promise the president is making while some republicans chastise him for growing. russian families on the run from the brutal war and ending up at the u.s. southern border. what one family went through to escape. and the murder of a bishop found dead in his california home. new details just coming in in this case. welcome to "the lead." i am john berman in for jake...

♪ ♪ ♪ zelenskyys mission, impossible. ukraines president visiting the capital to make a last-ditch effort to win military aid for his war against russia. but republican lawmakers appear to be willing to say no deal and leave for the holidays without passing a significant aide package. this as we are learning startling new details about russias losses in ukraine. plus, strong words from president biden and an ally. biden says that israel is losing support in that its offensive i...

Airtime. congressman, what do you make of the similarities between the white house and kremlin push back in all this in terms of fake news, witch-hunt. apparently that doesnt squash skepticism from those in congress pushing for more information. >> no, its not. its strikingly similar how the push back is from the creme lip a -- kremlin and the white house. thats why we need to push for a bipartisan independent investigation. >> republicans control congress. theres no indication they support a se...