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 2026-09-30. 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.

Oil prices rose Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump denied offering Iran relief from sanctions. Qatar is pushing for peace talks.
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CNBC

US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a “friend” and downplayed concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, saying Kim would be “fine” as long as Trump remained in office. Trump made the comments after being asked why North Korea could have nuclear weapons while Iran could not.
AAl Jazeera

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he was willing to ease sanctions on Iran. Qatar was pressing for peace talks, while a recovery in Middle East crude supply had driven prices lower in the previous session.
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Reuters

Donald Trump rejects the need for new AI safety laws, while OpenAI’s Altman discusses the company’s IPO plans. The program also reports that OpenAI is targeting $30 billion in new funding.
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Bloomberg Television

US President Donald Trump says he will not consider jointly developing artificial intelligence with China, arguing that this would hand technological secrets to a major economic rival. He again rejected restrictions on AI, saying they would hinder its progress, while backing substantial industry self-regulation to guard against potential dangers.
BBBC Chinese

President Donald Trump endorsed outside audits to assess the safety of artificial intelligence systems in an accord with Silicon Valley leaders. The agreement seeks to address growing concern over AI risks while sidestepping new government rules.
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Bloomberg News

US President Donald Trump said Bill Gates had allegedly changed his position and no longer believed artificial intelligence could cause events resulting in one billion deaths. Trump did not say where he heard Gates make the claim on Monday. Gates had previously urged government action to limit AI risks.
TTASS

US President Donald Trump and leading technology companies have signed a voluntary agreement on AI regulation covering internal reviews and joint monitoring, but it stops short of establishing concrete guardrails.
AAl Jazeera

US President Donald Trump met White House officials and technology representatives, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. He said there was a belief in “tremendous self-regulation” and that technology leaders had signed a “morally binding” document intended to protect against potential AI hazards.
BBBC News

Donald Trump says he still does not know whether Iran will give up. Seyed Sadegh Emamian, an assistant professor at Tehran Polytechnic University and founder and former director of the Governance and Policy Think Tank, says deep mistrust between Iran and the US remains the main obstacle to negotiations.
TTRT World
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.
