Jack Smith Grilled, Trump Hosts AI Summit, NYT Executive Allegedly Killed by In-Laws: AM Update 9/30
September 30, 2026
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5 min readJack Smith Grilled, Trump Hosts AI Summit, NYT Executive Allegedly Killed by In-Laws
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith faced hours of pointed questioning on Capitol Hill yesterday, with Republican senators pressing him on how deeply his investigations into President Trump reached into Congress, Republican groups, and the media. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley used the hearing to release records showing Smith's team obtained and reviewed text messages involving 44 members of Congress—both Republicans and Democrats—while collecting communications from 87 phones used by officials in the first Trump White House. Grassley also released 197 subpoenas issued by Smith's team, seeking testimony and records tied to more than 430 Republican individuals and organizations, and sweeping up communications involving nearly 50 journalists at more than a dozen news organizations including Fox News, CNN, CBS, NBC, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Reuters, the Federalist, and the Associated Press.
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- 1 (00:37) **Episode Open & Top Stories Preview** - Megyn Kelly introduces the AM update for Wednesday, September 30, with a brief look at the day's top stories.
- 2 (02:55) **Jack Smith Grilled on Capitol Hill** - Former special counsel Jack Smith is questioned for hours about the scope of his investigations into President Trump.
- 3 (04:41) **Fight Over Congressional Phone Records** - The sharpest exchanges center on Smith's team obtaining phone records of members of Congress.
- 4 (06:09) **Senator Eric Schmitt Confronts Smith Over NBA Game** - Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri questions Smith about his whereabouts on a specific date, suggesting he met with prosecutor Fani Willis.
- 5 (10:12) **President Trump Hosts AI Summit** - President Trump dedicates much of the day to artificial intelligence, launching a new government website and meeting with tech leaders.
- 6 (11:51) **White House Lunch with Tech Executives** - Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson host a White House lunch with a who's who of the tech industry.
- 7 (13:28) **Tech Execs Speak Outside White House** - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other tech leaders speak with reporters after the White House meeting.
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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith faces hours of Senate questioning over how his Trump investigations swept up records involving members of Congress, Republican groups, and journalists. President Trump launches the AI-powered America.gov portal and meets with leading tech executives as the White House weighs industry self-regulation and new safety commitments. A New York Times executive is shot dead in Northern California, with police arresting the victim’s 77-year-old in-laws amid an ongoing divorce and custody battle. Tropical moisture from Hurricane Polo pushes into the Rockies and Plains, raising the risk of serious flooding from Colorado through Oklahoma and Texas.
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