Smith to testify publicly as Capitol Hill wrestles with Trump probe and Fed politics

Former special counsel Jack Smith is slated for a public Jan. 22 hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the Trump investigations, signaling a potential shift in how the hearings unfold. Simultaneously, GOP lawmakers push on a Venezuela war-powers resolution and Republicans debate the DOJ’s investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, highlighting tensions over central-bank independence and executive power, while other Capitol Hill items—from a stock-trading ban markup to crypto legislation—continue to shape the agenda.