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.
Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) became the first openly LGBT senator in 2012.
The Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment 91-9, but an insufficient number of state legislatures subsequently ratified it.
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was removed from House committee appointments via a mostly party-line vote after media coverage of statements she made over the last few years, including instances where she falsely claimed that former President Barack Obama personally ordered a street gang to murder DNC staffer Seth Rich.
