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

"We intend to sue the Trump administration," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said at a news conference on May 22. "This is unprecedented."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

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.

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