Senate Republicans voted to overturn California’s electric-vehicle mandate via the Congressional Review Act, defying the GAO and the Senate parliamentarian.

The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

The Republican-led Senate moved Wednesday to overturn 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.

The US Senate voted to block a California program banning gasoline-powered cars and other vehicles by 2035, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature.

The Senate voted on Thursday to ax California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars, making a controversial move to sidestep the parliamentarian in the process. The vote was 51-44, and the measure

Senate Republicans oppose California's car emissions rules, questioning the EPA's authority and potential nationwide effects.