内容摘要：In March, Texas filed criminal charges against a Houston midwife for allegedly providing illegal abortions, and the state is also

In March, Texas filed criminal charges against a Houston midwife for allegedly providing illegal abortions, and the state is also

Republicans said they want to root out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal programs.Associated Press writers Matt Brown and Joey Cappelletti contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are calling for billions of dollars in funding cuts for Biden-era climate and environmental programs, including clean energy tax credits, as lawmakers seek to reverse what one GOP leader called “the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending” approved under former President Joe Biden.Environmental groups warned the proposals would pave the way for more oil and gas industry activity on public lands and increase planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.The House committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means are set to discuss the plans Tuesday as part of the so-called budget reconciliation process. Several moves are aimed at clawing back billions in spending authorized by the

, a Democratic measure intended to slow climate change and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power.has set a Memorial Day deadline to pass President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, and the GOP has scheduled round-the-clock hearings this week on various sections of the bill before they are stitched together in what will become a massive package.

Republican Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce panel, said his committee’s bill, unveiled Sunday, would return $6.5 billion in unspent funds intended for climate programs included in the 2022 law. In an

, he said the plan “ends spending on Green New Deal-style waste” and claws back money “headed for green boondoggles’’ such as grants for environmental and climate justice.“We are not talking about doing anything to erode the institutional character of the Senate,” Thune said. “In fact, we are talking about preserving the Senate’s prerogatives.”

Associated Press writer Sophie Austin in Sacramento, California, contributed to this report.SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Congress may stop California from implementing its first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

expected as soon as this week could end the nation’sto transition toward electric vehicles as President Donald Trump’s administration doubles down on fossil fuels.