# This Morning’s Top Headlines – Sept. 30 | Morning News NOW

https://mins.news/en/video/80272

- NBC News, 2026-09-30 12:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9z1Jupb9M

> President Donald Trump rejects calls for government guardrails on artificial intelligence, leaving responsibility for safety to companies to self-regulate. Republicans attack former special counsel Jack Smith at a Senate hearing over his investigation of Trump’s 2020 election probe, while another round of severe storms threatens the Midwest.

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