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The most infamous Senate drama of the early 1950s was Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy's investigations of alleged communists. After years of unchallenged power, McCarthy fell as a result of producing little evidence for his claims and the claims became more elaborate, even questioning the leadership of the United States Army.
The Senate, 1789–1989. Four volumes. Vol. I, a chronological series of addresses on the history of the Senate; Vol. II, a topical series of addresses on various aspects of the Senate's operation and powers; Vol. III, Classic Speeches, 1830–1993; Vol. IV, Historical Statistics, 1789–1992; Dole, Bob. Historical Almanac of the United States ...
The 1788–1789 United States Senate elections were the first U.S. Senate elections following the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. They coincided with the election of George Washington as the first president of the United States.
Senate elections; Overall control: Republican hold: Seats contested: 28 of 85 seats [1] Net seat change: Democratic +2 [2] 1890–91 United States Senate elections results Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Populist gain Independent gain Legislature failed to elect
The Democrats would have the second-most members in the Senate, although many senators identified as unionists rather than Democrats or Republicans. [ 7 ] This marks one of four occasions where a newly elected president entered office with a divided legislature, occurring again in 1876, 1884, and 1980. 1884 is the only other occasion where the ...
The Senate began debate on voting rights legislation for the first time this Congress, but it is almost certainly doomed to fail.
Joe Biden served in the United States Senate from January 3, 1973, to January 15, 2009. A member of the Democratic Party from the state of Delaware, Biden was narrowly elected to the Senate in 1972 and won re-election six other times; having served for 36 years, he remains Delaware's longest-serving U.S. senator.
The power of the Senate — although limited compared to the House of Representatives, which is tasked wit Candidates begin registering in complicated process to select Thailand's new Senate Skip ...