The 22nd Amendment, which established term limits for the Presidency of the United States, passed with some bipartisan support.
The Senate's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act narrowly failed due to a surprise defection by Sen. John McCain
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Sen. Rand Paul's motion to hold that the Senate cannot try an impeached official who is no longer in office was defeated 55-45. Most legal scholars agree such a trial is permissible.
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson