After a nomination process that culminated in a public FBI investigation, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed largely along party lines 50-48.
VoteView enables you to view the numbers for every congressional vote in the history of the United States. It is currently maintained by the UCLA Department Of Political Science.
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.
Commonly known as the Bush Tax Cuts, this package lowered income taxes and created a child tax credit.
Explore current and historical political parties, map party control, and learn about polarization.
