Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
The Senate voted to acquit former President Trump of charges of inciting the January 6th attack on congress. Although Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell expressed that Trump was legally culpable for a "disgraceful dereliction of duty", he concluded that the Senate is unable to convict former officials. The Senate had previously held it has the power to do so.
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Explore the votes of Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African-American man elected to the Senate
In 1971, Congress and President Nixon declared a national 'war on cancer', which established funding for 15 new cancer research centers.