Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
Robert Smalls, born enslaved in South Carolina, stole the CSS Planter and delivered it to Union troops. After the Civil War, Smalls was elected to the South Carolina legislature and later to the U.S. Congress where he served 5 terms during and after Reconstruction.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
Although President Johnson had earlier admitted the former Confederate States of America, Congress refused to seat their congressional delegations until passing HR1058 along party lines.