Learn about the factions and members of the first United States Congress
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.
The Senate's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act narrowly failed due to a surprise defection by Sen. John McCain
Learn the story of a place through the people that represented it through history
In 1971, Congress and President Nixon declared a national 'war on cancer', which established funding for 15 new cancer research centers.