Washington Today (6-8-23): POTUS, British PM meet at White House, pledge ongoing support for Ukraine

President Joe Biden holds a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the White House, both pledging continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion, as Ukrainian forces reportedly launch a long-anticipated counteroffensive…

President Biden also talking about yellow haze hanging over a large portion of the U.S. East Coast from the smoke from Canadian wildfires, saying he is responding to Canada's request for more firefighters and equipment to fight the fires…He also encourages Americans to go to an air quality status website airnow.gov

Supreme Court strikes down Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama as discriminatory against Black voters under the Voting Rights Act. We will talk about the decision with Politico's Senior Legal Affairs Reporter Josh Gerstein (16).

House not in session for business again today. We will get the latest in the standoff between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a group of Republican Members who are not satisfied with his leadership.

House Oversight Committee cancels vote to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress, after an agreement to allow the full committee to see a confidential document supposedly containing a tip that Joe Biden, when Vice President, was involved in a criminal bribery scheme.

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy tells a Senate committee he is open to putting warning labels on social media platforms on the danger they pose to children… like the existing labels on tobacco products.

Pat Robertson – Christian televangelist, Regent University founder, Christian Coalition founder and one-time Republican presidential candidate – has died at the age of 93.

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