The outcomes of Senate and House races could be crucial for determining the future of U.S. energy and environment policy, with potentially razor-thin margins in the chambers.
Sen. Jon Tester (D) squares off with businessman Tim Sheehy (R) in a race that could determine control of the Senate. The Hill/Decision Desk’s polling average currently shows Tester trailing Sheehy by 6 points.
Michigan’s Senate race
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D) faces former Rep. Mike Rogers (R). As the hub of American car manufacturing, Michigan has become ground zero in the fight over electric vehicles in a race that could also determine Senate control. Slotkin currently leads Rogers by 2.7 points in The Hill/Decision Desk polling average.
Iowa’s 1st Congressional District
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) faces former state Rep. Christina Bohannan (D). Miller-Meeks, who is seeking her third term, earlier this year became the second-ever chair of the House’s Conservative Climate Caucus.
The race for the district has only been polled three times, with Bohannan leading by 4 points in an internal survey by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the race even in a survey commissioned by Bohannan’s campaign.
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The European Union on Wednesday imposed tariffs on Chinese-produced electric vehicles (EVs), adding another pressure point to Chinese EVs on top of existing American duties imposed by President Biden
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