• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is now backing a bipartisan congressional effort to keep AM radios in new electric cars, lending top-level support for what supporters say is an “important lifeline” in emergency situations and for rural America.

• Lawmakers including New Jersey Reps. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat, and Tom Kean Jr., a Republican, are supporting the AM for Every Vehicle Act, which was introduced in May.

  Vehicle manufacturers have said electric vehicle motors interfere with the AM radio signal, which can create interference in the form of a buzzing sound.

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