Dems decry ‘sham’ energy emergency, but fail to kill it

October 9, 2025

Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed for a second time to convince a single Republican to block President Donald Trump’s energy emergency declaration that allows the administration to bypass environmental regulations to build energy projects of his preference.

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