Before she became Vice President, Kamala Harris was the first South Asian-American woman elected to the Senate
In 1866, the House voted 105-20 to try former Confederate President Jefferson Davis for treason -- the trial ultimately never occurred.
Map, visualize, and explore the passage of the USA PATRIOT Act in October 2001
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On March 7th, 1975, in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to amend Rule XXII (which governs the end of debate, and thus filibustering) to lower the threshold for cloture from 67 to 60 votes.
