Learn about the factions and members of the first United States Congress
The Senate's attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act narrowly failed due to a surprise defection by Sen. John McCain
Visualize the 117th House and its members, and compare it with past congresses
Under the direction of President John Adams, the Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798, which made it a criminal offence to publish statements critical of the federal government. The first individual to be tried under the law was Rep. Matthew Lyon, who unsurprisingly had voted against its passage. Lyon was re-elected from jail.
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson
