Visualize the 117th House and its members, and compare it with past congresses
On March 7th, 1975, in a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate voted to amend Rule XXII (which governs the end of debate, and thus filibustering) to lower the threshold for cloture from 67 to 60 votes.
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As Joe Biden is inaugurated as America's 46th President, browse his votes as a U.S. Senator
The Senate failed, barely, to secure a two-thirds majority in favor of convicting President Andrew Johnson