Hillicon Valley — Data privacy bill inches forward in House
A House subpanel on consumer protection approved a comprehensive data privacy bill, advancing the legislation to the full committee. The bill would create national standards for how companies are able to collect and manage user data. Meanwhile, tech executives told lawmakers on Wednesday that the government needed to share more cyber threat intelligence with the private sector to mitigate cybersecurity risks. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Send tips to The Hill’s
Read MoreNotedDC — Supreme Court ruling throws curveball in gun debate
The Supreme Court's ruling Thursday expanding gun rights is throwing a curveball into debate over anti-gun violence efforts as lawmakers scramble to pass legislation. The Senate has teed up a vote on a bipartisan gun-safety bill for Friday, and the high court's ruling is fueling a sense of urgency among Democrats to quickly pass the bill. Democrats have touted new funds for red flag laws and prohibiting guns for five years from dating partners accused of domestic violence as the bill’s biggest achievements. But as
Read MoreSuspect shot and killed guard at Arkansas jail: police
A suspect shot and killed a guard at a detention facility in central Arkansas while being booked on drug charges Wednesday night, police said. Arkansas State Police said Roderick Lewis, 37, shot Jeremiah Story with a pistol at a county jail in Perryville, Ark., which is located 35 miles northwest of Little Rock. “State police special agents were called to the jail by local sheriff’s department authorities to begin the investigation, which is continuing,” state police said in a release. It is not clear what prompted the shooting. Story was taken to a
Read MoreEquilibrium/Sustainability — Los Angeles weighs ban on new gas stations
Los Angeles officials are considering a ban on the construction of new gas stations as part of a push to curb the development of fossil fuel infrastructure. “We are ending oil drilling in Los Angeles. We are moving to all-electric new construction. And we are building toward fossil fuel-free transportation,” LA council member Paul Koretz (D) told
Read MoreGOP lawmakers stick by McCarthy despite Jan. 6 strategy criticism
House Republicans are sticking by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) decision to boycott the Jan. 6 select committee, softening the blow from former President Trump publicly bashing McCarthy’s strategy as splashy hearings paint him in a negative light. One of McCarthy’s original picks for the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), expressed a desire to counter the Democrats on the panel but took a what’s-done-is-done attitude. “It would have been nice to be on the committee,” Nehls said. “But I respect the leader. It
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