Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised U.S. senators in a private meeting Tuesday that Kyiv will provide transparency for how it uses U.S. aid as Congress weighs more funding, according to lawmakers in the room.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett bashed some of her Republican colleagues, calling them names and saying it's "insulting" that they're in Congress.

Senate lawmakers on Tuesday are expected to begin voting on the $886 billion annual defense bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act. The measure is expected to pass with bipartisan support before senators send it to the House for a vote before Congress begins its holiday recess.

The House Freedom Caucus has elected Rep. Bob Good of Virginia as its new chairman, putting a backer of Ron DeSantis' presidential bid in charge of the arch-conservative group that is most closely associated with former President Donald Trump.