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Senate nullifies California’s electric vehicle mandate, using fast-track authority to bypass filibuster
The Republican-led Senate on Thursday overturned several key Biden-era waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions, a major blow to that state’s effort to regulate pollution from cars and trucks that could have broad environmental impacts for the rest of the country.

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Senate votes to kill California electric car mandate
Senate overrules parliamentarian and votes to undo California EV rule
Senate Republicans Kill California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars
The Senate on Thursday blocked California’s landmark plan to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles, setting up a legal battle that could shape the electric car market in the United Stat...

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Democrats warn GOP is weakening filibuster as Senate moves to nullify California’s electric vehicle mandate
What to know about the US Senate’s effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
Senate Clears Way to Block Clean Air Standards in California, Including Vehicle Emission Rules
The winding series of Senate procedural votes that went late into the evening could have profound implications for California’s longstanding efforts to reduce air pollution.

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Senate votes to overturn California's landmark ban on new gas-only car sales
Senate sidesteps referee, ends California's influential EV mandate
Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
Senate votes to revoke California's EV emissions waivers
Senate Republicans led the push to block California's ability to impose tough limits on car emissions — a move Democrats call unprecedented.
Senate overturns California EPA waiver in defiance of parliamentarian
Senate Republicans voted to overturn California’s electric-vehicle mandate via the Congressional Review Act, defying the GAO and the Senate parliamentarian.
Senate sidesteps parliamentarian, widens reach of CRA
The Senate took 10 votes Wednesday to approve procedural changes that allow it to take up three joint resolutions that would vacate EPA waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions standards.
Senate GOP pushes to undo Biden-era CA emissions waivers as controversy brews over purported rule-bending
Senate Republicans oppose California's car emissions rules, questioning the EPA's authority and potential nationwide effects.
California state senator cited for DUI after crash near Capitol says she’s been ‘falsely accused’
A California state senator cited on suspicion of DUI following a car crash in Sacramento has forcefully denied the allegation — saying she has been “falsely accused.”
Padilla places hold on Trump EPA nominees over efforts to ax California EV mandate
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is placing a hold on the Trump administration’s picks for key roles at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over Republican efforts to ax a California state rule
Senate Democrats and Republicans trade places on the filibuster — again
With the possible exception of springtime pollen, there are few things more predictable in Washington than the opportunism with which Democrats and Republicans switch sides on the question of the Senate filibuster.
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