In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which eliminated restrictions racial, ethnic, and national origin restrictions on immigration and established priority immigration procedures for family reunification.
Hours after armed rioters storm the U.S. capitol to demand the 2020 presidential election be overturned, 7 Senators vote in support of their demands
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
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Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses