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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Between the fall of the Whigs and the rise of the Republicans, many anti-slavery Americans voted in favor of this minor party.
Kevin McCarty of California is elected Speaker of the House on January 7, 2023, four days and 15 ballots the election of the speaker began at the start of the 118th Congress.
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