Robots are taking over New York, and Bill Gates is investing
New York City is becoming a boom city for the robot business, as companies develop robots and use them to provide massages. Installing roof shinglesautomation of medical testing, etc. “New York benefits from being a global city, with access to global capital customers in other cities,” said Jacob Hennessy, who runs the New York Robotics […]
House GOP rolling out bill to block China from accessing US ports
First appeared on FOX: Republican Rep. Michelle Steele has introduced legislation that would block China and other American adversaries from accessing U.S. ports. Steele, a California Republican and member of the House Select Committee on China, introduced the Port Security Act, which would ban companies wholly or partially owned by state-owned enterprises of China, Russia, […]
New Hampshire signs bill tightening voter ID laws for future elections
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (Republican) has signed a bill into law that will tighten the state's voter ID law for future elections. The controversial bill would require voters to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, and would also require them to show voter ID before casting a ballot. The law won't […]
A Decision to Make: House Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding bill divides Republicans
That came just minutes after the House finally ended a three-week battle that culminated in the election of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) last fall. The House voted to remove former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position but not before thoroughly eliminating three other candidates for speaker. I asked a House Republican leader what […]
Newsom signs bill to resume harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a bill that restores tough criminal penalties for those involved in the grand theft schemes and burglary sprees that continue to vex voters across the state. Under the new law, prosecutors will be required to impose tougher penalties on anyone who damages or destroys property worth more than […]
Dems run on border bill Republicans say ‘was never designed to solve the problem’
An immigration bill that vulnerable Democrats have used as evidence of their commitment to border security has been killed by Republican senators, who say the bill would actually worsen the crisis on the southern border. “That bill is terrible. It's self-destructive,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told Fox News Digital on Thursday about the bill negotiated […]
NYC Council pass bill to create task force to study reparations for black residents
New York City Council members on Thursday passed a controversial bill that would create a reparations task force in New York City, a measure that could lead to proposals to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money in reparations for slavery and racial injustice. The bill passed the full City Council on Thursday by a […]
Harris campaign silent on House bill banning contracts with ‘Chinese military company’ amid Walz ties
Seventy-nine Democrats voted against a bill that would effectively ban Chinese military companies from doing federal business in the United States, but Gov. Tim Walz's campaign did not state a position on the bill due to concerns about Gov. Tim Walz's ties to a research lab that does business with one of the companies targeted […]
GOP bill targeting ‘Chinese billionaire loophole’ on EVs passes after clash with Dems
Lawmakers sparred on Capitol Hill before passing a bill that would prevent banned foreign companies from receiving U.S. tax credits on electric vehicles. The Republican-introduced “Bill to End Chinese Companies' Dominance in Electric Vehicles” was debated in the House of Representatives on Thursday and passed with seven Democrats voting in favor. This bill: The Internal […]
Speaker Johnson’s Office Denies He Told Senate Republicans to Strip SAVE Act from Funding Plan After House Passes Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson has instructed Republican senators to remove the SAVE Act from the government funding bill once the House passes it, senior aides in Republican senate offices that support the SAVE Act being part of the government funding bill told Breitbart News on Thursday. Johnson's office has denied the allegations. The SAVE Act […]