Jack Smith Grilled, Trump Hosts AI Summit, NYT Executive Allegedly Killed by In-Laws: AM Update 9/30

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.