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Live updates: Jack Smith faces Senate GOP scrutiny; Trump unveils federal AI tool

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Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to defend his two criminal investigations of President Trump.

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What the coverage shows

All four outlets frame the story as a Senate vote on a college sports bill, but they emphasize different aspects of what the measure would do. CNBC foregrounds NIL deals and says the bill would create a national framework for name, image and likeness rules, while the Los Angeles Times says the bipartisan Protect Student College Sports Act would give the NCAA more power to govern national rules and regulations. ABC News is the only outlet here to signal a broader explainer format and include Sen. Chris Coons’ view, and PBS NewsHour only teases the expected vote.

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29 Sep 16:30 The Hill Jack Smith spars with GOP senators
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