Out in the California sun, a new kind of farmhand is hard at work. Powered by solar energy and guided by artificial intelligence, the solar-powered weeding robot for cotton fields is offering farmers a smarter and more sustainable way to tackle weeds. 

This technology is arriving just in time, as growers across the country face a shortage of available workers and weeds that are becoming increasingly resistant to herbicides.

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JOB-KILLING ROBOT LEARNS AT WORK, AND IT’S COMING TO THE FACTORY FLOOR

Farmers everywhere are facing a tough reality. There simply aren't enough people willing to do the backbreaking work of weeding fields, and the weeds themselves are getting harder to kill with chemicals. Many farmers would rather avoid using herbicides, but until now, they haven't had a practical alternative. Kenny Lee, CEO of Aigen, puts it plainly: farmers don't love chemicals, but they use them because it's often the only tool available. Aigen's mission is to give them a better choice.

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Aigen's Element robot is designed to meet the real-world needs of modern agriculture. It runs entirely on solar power, which means farmers can save money on fuel while also reducing their environmental impact. The robot uses advanced AI and onboard cameras to spot and remove weeds with impressive accuracy, all without damaging the crops. Its rugged design allows it to handle rough terrain and changing weather, and it can work alongside other robots, communicating wirelessly to cover large fields efficiently. The Element robot isn't limited to cotton; it's also being used in soy and sugar beet fields, showing just how versatile this technology can be.

At Bowles Farm in California's Central Valley, Element robots are already proving their worth. These robots are keeping cotton fields weed-free without the need for chemicals, freeing up workers to focus on more skilled tasks and helping farmers manage their operations more efficiently. The technology is not just a promise for the future. It's delivering real results today. 

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Switching to solar-powered, AI-driven robots brings a host of benefits. Farmers no longer need to rely on herbicides, which leads to cleaner crops and healthier soil. Labor costs can drop since workers can shift from manual weeding to supervising and maintaining the robots. The robots also collect valuable data on crop health, pests and diseases, giving farmers better information to make decisions. And because the robots run on solar power, farms can reduce their carbon footprint while saving money on energy.

Aigen's Element robot goes beyond being just another cool piece of technology. It really shows what can happen when farming and innovation come together. As more growers start using solar-powered robots like this, chemical-free fields are moving from wishful thinking to something we can actually achieve.

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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is gearing up to subpoena the FBI and Justice Department for more information on last year’s assassination attempt against President Donald Trump.

Johnson, who chairs the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, was a co-author of last year’s bipartisan Senate Homeland Security Committee report on the assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pa.

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But that report was not the final product. Now he’s plowing ahead with the investigation that he described as "maddening" because of the roadblocks and barriers he has faced along the way. And last night, he approved a subpoena to get more information from the FBI and Department of Justice.

"I'd like our report to be bipartisan, but everybody else seems to have been moving on here and not particularly interested in an investigation. I am," Johnson said. "Whether I have the other officers involved or not, I'm moving forward, which is why I approved a subpoena."

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Johnson accused the FBI and DOJ of "not sharing with us," and said that he needed documentation to move forward with his investigation and that he was "not getting it."

"We're continuing to be stonewalled, and I’m not happy about it," he said.

Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI and Justice Department for comment.

Nearly a year ago, gunman Thomas Crooks fired off eight rounds from a rooftop near the stage of Trump’s rally, grazing the then-presidential candidate on the ear and killing one rally attendee, firefighter Corey Comperatore, and wounding others before being slain.  

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The previous preliminary report was the product of a joint investigation with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which at the time were led by Senate Democrats when they controlled the majority.

That report found that failures in the U.S. Secret Service’s "planning, communications, security, and allocation of resources for the July 13, 2024, Butler rally were foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day."

Johnson reiterated that he hoped the final report, and his subpoena push, would be a bipartisan effort.

"I'm hoping they all join on. But again, if not … I've got unilateral subpoena power, so, I will issue that subpoena," he said. "But if the other officers join in, great."

Next week's MLB All-Star Game is going to look a little different from years past.

The midsummer classic will be the first non-spring training game to feature the automatic balls and strikes system (ABS), according to ESPN.

The system was a full-go in spring training this year after several seasons in the minor leagues. Teams got two challenges per game but were able to retain each challenge won. Only the batter, pitcher or catcher could challenge a call, and it had to be immediately after the call with no help from the bench or other players.

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The system needed some fine-tuning at the time, but apparently, enough has been done for Commissioner Rob Manfred's office to introduce a proposal to MLB's competition committee to have the system in place by 2026, a goal he had in mind last summer.

"I think that teams are really positive about ABS. You know, I do have that unscientific system that I use – my email traffic – and my distinct impression is that using ABS in spring training has made people more prone to complain about balls and strike calls via email, to me, referencing the need for ABS. That is undoubtedly true, undoubtedly true," Manfred said last month.

ESPN noted that 72% of fans who were polled during spring training said their experience at games with ABS was "positive," versus just 10% being negative. 

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In a new era with larger bases, shift restrictions and pitch timers, this would arguably be the biggest change of them all, and it would come at quite a wild time: a lockout is looming with MLB's collective bargaining agreement due to end in December of next year.

However, fans seem to like the changes as attendance has increased in each of the last two years. It was the first time since 2011 and 2012 that attendance grew in back-to-back seasons.

The All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday in Atlanta. It was originally scheduled there in 2021, but was moved to Coors Field following the state's passing of the Election Integrity Act of 2021, which included new voter requirements.

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Justice Department officials told a federal judge that they plan to begin removal proceedings to deport Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country as early as this month — just one extraordinary admission of many heard by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in a wide-ranging, hours-long hearing on Monday that ended with little in the way of satisfactory answers for all parties.

Xinis ordered the Trump administration to produce a government official to testify under oath Thursday about plans to take Abrego Garcia into ICE custody upon his release from criminal custody in Tennessee and begin deportation proceedings to a third country. 

Lawyers for the Trump administration ultimately conceded Monday that Abrego Garcia could be removed from the U.S. as early as July 16 — just nine days from today. 

The admission capped a remarkable day in court, and a frustrating one, which Xinis described as akin to "trying to nail Jell-O to a wall," as she attempted to ascertain the government's next steps. She repeatedly questioned how officials could pursue immediate deportation while simultaneously mounting a federal criminal case against Abrego Garcia. 

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Asked by Xinis whether the government planned to hold Abrego Garcia in ICE custody until his criminal case in Tennessee is over, lawyers for the administration did not mince their words.

"No," Justice Department attorney Jonathan Guynn answered simply. 

"There’s no intention to just put him in limbo in ICE custody while we wait for the criminal case to unfold," Guynn told Xinis. "He will be removed, as would any other illegal alien in that process."

The fast-paced timeline by which Justice Department officials plan to deport Abrego Garcia to a third country was just one of many issues heard by Xinis, the Maryland judge who has been presiding over his civil case since March, when Trump officials erroneously deported him to El Salvador.

Xinis last week ordered both parties to appear in court for the first time since May, to consider a flurry of dueling motions that the Trump administration and lawyers for Abrego Garcia had submitted after his return to the U.S. last month.

The judge did not immediately rule on each of the motions on Monday. 

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She did, however, flatly reject two of the government's motions to dismiss the civil case, rejecting the Trump administration's previous claims that it had no "power to compel" El Salvador to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. as "meritless." 

She also pressed Justice Department officials for details as to when they opened a federal investigation into Abrego Garcia in a separate district for actions stemming from a 2022 traffic stop, and how the timing of the investigation and federal indictment squared with the government's testimony in her own court. 

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Xinis honed in on these dueling timelines Monday, noting that, by the government’s own admission, it began investigating Abrego Garcia in the Middle District in Tennessee on April 28, 2025 — the same time officials were telling the court that the administration was powerless to order a foreign government to return Abrego Garcia, in compliance with the court order.

"At the same time that [the government] was saying it had ‘no power to produce’" Abrego Garcia in the U.S., Trump administration officials had "already secured an indictment against him in the Middle District of Tennessee, right?" Xinis asked Justice Department lawyer Bridget O'Hickey.

"Yes your honor," O’Hickey replied. 

An incredulous Xinis noted that, just six days later, the government testified they had no power to bring him back to the U.S.

"Now I have real concerns — as if I haven't for the last three months," Xinis noted in response.

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Xinis ended the hearing Monday by ordering the Trump administration to produce a witness from the Department of Homeland Security to testify in court Thursday as to the government's plans to deport Abrego Gacia, again, from the U.S. and to a third country.

She said this official must have personal knowledge of the government's plans, and testify under oath as to the "who, what, when, and where" of the government's plans to deport Abrego Garcia to a third country.

"Given the series of unlawful actions" here, I feel like it’s well within my authority to order this hearing — perhaps more than one — to hear testimony from at least one witness with firsthand knowledge, who can answer these questions about the immediate next steps" from the government pending Abrego Garca's release from custody, she said.

Another point of contention was the matter of jurisdiction. Trump officials argued Monday that Xinis no longer has a say over Abrego Garcia’s custodial status, or in any future immigration proceedings involving Abrego Garcia — a point refuted sharply and repeatedly by the judge.

"No, I do have jurisdiction," she shot back at one point. "That ship has sailed," she said.

"Without any indication that the same conduct will not repeat itself, I cannot find that the defense has met its formidable burden." 

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