Congressional history

<p>The filibuster has played a key role in the enactment of federal law since 1789, but is rarely used outside the U.S. Senate.</p>

<p>Members of the first federal Congress had to create a new government almost from scratch.</p>

<p>Histories written about the nation's greatest crisis focus on Lincoln and the military campaigns. But an intriguing group of characters in Congress also played a major role, advising and prodding the president.</p>

<p>Our research reveals that 19 artworks in the U.S. Capitol honor men who were Confederate officers or officials. What many of them said, and did, is truly despicable.</p>

<p>Distinguished historians have written extensively on the misconduct in presidential administrations since George Washington.</p>

<p>Crédit Mobilier, one of the worst outrages in the history of Congress, affected national elections and gave “the Gilded Age” its name.</p>