President Reagan's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Robert Bork, found his nomination defeated in the Senate. His name subsequently became a verb, meaning 'to attack or defeat a nominee unfairly through an organized campaign of harsh public criticism or vilification'.
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 U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass what would become the 26th Amendment, lowering the voting age to 18.
Visualize the 117th Senate and its members, and compare it with past congresses
As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
