• The Hill’s Lauren Sforza digs into what’s causing poor air quality across much of the U.S., what to expect in the short-term and where to get up-to-date information on air quality in your area.
  
  

• The first episode of Tucker Carlson’s “Tucker on Twitter” had been viewed more than 70 million times as of noon Wednesday. The episode was posted Tuesday evening.
  
  

• The Hill’s Rafael Bernal looks at the legal moves officials in California and Texas are making in response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘s migrant relocation efforts.

The federal grand jury in Florida involved in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into classified documents found at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home is hearing evidence in the case.

Taylor Budowich, a former Trump spokesperson and current head of the MAGA Inc. super PAC, tweeted that he testified before the jury Wednesday:

“Today, in what can only be described as a bogus and deeply troubling effort to use the power of government to ‘get’ Trump, I fulfilled a legal obligation to testify in front a federal grand jury and I answered every question honestly.”

It’s the latest in a series of recent developments suggesting Smith is nearing a decision on whether to bring charges against Trump. The Hill’s Brett Samuels and Rebecca Beitsch have plenty of background info and context on the investigation here.

CNN CEO Chris Licht is leaving the role he’s held for a year, news that comes days after a profile of Licht in The Atlantic sparked internal criticism among staffers at the cable network.

From David Zaslav, president and CEO of CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros.: “While we know we have work to do as we look to identify a new leader, we have absolute confidence in the team we have in place and will continue to fight for CNN and its world class journalism.”

“The nation’s teens have traded face time for Facetime,” writes The Hill’s Daniel de Visé in a new report on adolescents’ changing in-person hangout habits, along with trends in loneliness rates and smartphone use. Read it here

“Ron DeSantis’s underrated assets, and his Achilles’s heel” — Frank T. Manheim, an affiliate professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. (Read here)

“Social media algorithms are not protected speech” — Jeffery Atik and Karl Manheim are, respectively, professor and emeritus professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. (Read here)

President Biden meets with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House and hosts a pride celebration with Betty Who.

9 a.m.: The House Oversight and Accountability Committee will consider a resolution recommending FBI Director Christopher Wray be held in contempt of Congress.

10 a.m.: The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security meets “to examine protecting consumers from junk fees.”

10:30 a.m.: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets to consider several measures.