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.
Explore the votes of Hattie Wyatt Caraway, the first woman elected to the Senate
Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
Buried dozens of pages into the Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 was the first and only congressional apology to Native peoples.
Before she became Vice President, Kamala Harris was the first South Asian-American woman elected to the Senate