Day in Photos: Flooding in France, JD Vance Visits Minneapolis, and Newly Born Zebra Former special counsel Jack Smith was sworn in to testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding his investigations into President Donald Trump. Separately, Iraqi border security personnel were observed guarding the border with Syria in the Sinjar district amid recent tensions. These events occurred on January 22, 2026.

• Former special counsel Jack Smith testified before the House Judiciary Committee.
• The testimony concerned investigations into President Donald Trump.
• Iraqi border security personnel were stationed along the border with Syria.
• The location was the Sinjar district in northern Iraq.
• Recent tensions in Syria preceded the border security deployment.