PoliticsFormer special counsel Jack Smith to testify before Senate on Trump investigations
Former special counsel Jack Smith is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to testify about investigations involving Trump.

President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-10-03. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 1,379 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 1,379 | 40% | 57% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,536 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,536 | 36% | 57% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

President Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he is willing to use official government resources in ethically dubious ways in an effort to win the 2026 midterm elections. This week, he promoted major economic projects in two key Senate states, but both announcements soon fell apart.
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CNN

President Donald Trump said at an Alabama rally that his economic agenda had helped attract investment and jobs, using the appearance as a midterm campaign pitch in a state that has long been staunchly Republican.
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Bloomberg News

Tim Sahay, co-director of the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins University, analyses the G7 meeting and the issue of a US ban on diesel exports.
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Europe is expected to release diesel reserves to help lower prices after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The G7 agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil over the next four months.
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President Donald Trump said the United States would not impose a ban on diesel fuel exports, arguing the issue had never genuinely been under consideration. He also praised Europe’s decision to release substantial diesel reserves.
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President Trump said he would not authorize a ban on diesel exports, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.
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Reuters

Bloomberg News Now rounds up the day’s top stories, including President Trump’s praise for the G7’s diesel release and stocks moving closer to a higher close, alongside other global business news.
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Bloomberg News

Donald Trump says he will not impose a ban on diesel exports.
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Bloomberg Television

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not authorize a diesel export ban, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.
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Reuters

President Donald Trump said the US will not ban diesel exports after the Group of Seven and its partners agreed to release part of their emergency fuel reserves in an effort to bring down soaring prices.
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Bloomberg News
Reports that mention this person, by story.
Former special counsel Jack Smith is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to testify about investigations involving Trump.

Former special counsel Jack Smith is scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee as the Justice Department pursues people involved in investigations into President Trump.

Government Accountability Institute President Peter Schweizer discusses U.S. relations with China and Iran on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” arguing that President Trump’s hard-line approach is working.

A second high-profile prosecutor has abruptly resigned from the Justice Department investigation into an alleged conspiracy involving former government officials and Donald Trump. Kurt Olsen was among the strongest supporters of Trump’s long-running claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who helped Donald Trump pursue schemes to reverse the 2020 election outcome before joining his second administration, has left the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the departure who spoke to CNN.
A second U.S. Justice Department lawyer has resigned from a criminal inquiry into whether Donald Trump’s rights were violated during earlier investigations involving him, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
NBC News’ Politics Desk newsletter highlights a Republican breaking with Trump and facing a political brushback, alongside the team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail.

As an import ban on some Canadian products takes effect and layoffs mount in Canada’s steel industry, U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects Canada to offer removing all tariffs in order to reach a deal. The Power Panel discusses his latest remarks.

A U.S. ban on imports of some Canadian products, including beer, is due to begin Tuesday. Moosehead Breweries president and CEO Andrew Oland and international trade lawyer William Pellerin discuss how Canadian industries are preparing and the latest developments.

A New York district attorney is reopening an investigation into an alleged 2024 “gang rape” at Cornell University after a former student, identified as Jane Doe, filed a civil lawsuit against the school and others. New evidence, including social media messages written that night, could be examined alongside the differences between the original Title IX review and a criminal investigation.
