Visualize the first time in history a cabinet nominee's confirmation ended in a tie.
By a vote of 96-3, Ford was easily confirmed. Click to learn who the three dissenting votes were.
Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which eliminated restrictions racial, ethnic, and national origin restrictions on immigration and established priority immigration procedures for family reunification.
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.
