Senate votes to block rule banning sale of gas-powered cars

(AP) — The Senate voted on Thursday to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, acting to kill the nation’s most aggressive effort to transition toward electric vehicles as President Donald Trump’s administration has doubled down on fossil fuels.

The resolution approved by the Senate goes to the White House, where Trump is expected to sign it, al…