Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
Sen. Rand Paul's motion to hold that the Senate cannot try an impeached official who is no longer in office was defeated 55-45. Most legal scholars agree such a trial is permissible.
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
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