WASHINGTON − The Senate opted to blockCalifornia's landmark planto end the sale of gasoline-only cars by 2035, in a near-party-line vote May 22. Republicans employed a controversial procedural tactic to skirt the chamber's filibuster, which typically creates a 60-vote threshold to pass legislation. One Democrat, Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, voted in favor of the move, against her party. The 51-44 vote repealed a waiver issued under former PresidentJoe Biden's administration, which allowed California to set their own clean air standards, higher than those of the federal government. The move will likely escalatepolitical tensionsbetween theTrump administrationand California Gov. Gavin Newsom. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Senate blocks California's EV plan in controversial move
