The president cajoled, coaxed and cursed as he pushed fractious House lawmakers to pass a sprawling tax-and-spending bill.

Thursday morning's vote is already at the center of ads in swing districts, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of the House in the midterm elections.

The Republican message was crystal clear. The Senate voted to kill the waiver that California relied on to require a giant ramp-up of EV sales. Meanwhile, the House passed a budget reconciliation bill that would methodically destroy the incentives that the Biden administration had used to support EVs, as I wrote today.

"Many Texans, like millions of Americans, value personal choice and don't want the government overreaching," one pro-legalization group told Newsweek.

Senate Republicans say changes are coming for the sprawling domestic policy bill carrying President Trump’s agenda. Their colleagues who took political risks to push it through the House might not like them.

The Trump-backed bill also includes changes that could result in thousands of low-income families losing access to federal food assistance.

The measure would boost funding for border security and the Defense Department, eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, provide a new tax deduction to seniors and renew the 2017 tax cuts passed during the first Trump administration.

A Republican strategist told Newsweek that any Republican running for governor in New York faces "an uphill battle" due to the demographics.

Thursday’s Senate vote to block California’s ban on sales of gas cars is the latest GOP effort to stop state climate policies.

Immigrants and wealthy universities, as well as foreign companies, would see higher taxes under the House-passed bill.