In this April, 2006, report, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs issued a report that included the elimination of FEMA. FEMA had been criticized for its response to Hurricane Katrina.

The full text of the short story The Senator's Last Trade by John Fox Jr. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

Read these series of essays written by U.S. Senate historians that detail important events and people during the era of investigations in the Senate just before the Great Depression and continuing up to the entrance to World War II. The...

This site offers a virtual tour of the Palais du Luxembourg which is the seat of the French senate.A historical overview of the Palais du Luxembourg is included.

Follow the history of an oil painting of Henry Clay, known as the "Great Compromiser." Well-designed site provides information on the painting including the origin and conservation, the artist, the setting, and Henry Clay himself.

Use this resource to learn more about the Special Committee on Aging. This committee is facing many challenges including, Medicare, prescription drugs, Social Security, the Older Americans Act, and long-term care.

Learn more about the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at this website. "The Committee has a broad jurisdiction over the operation of our nation's financial institutions, housing and mass transit programs." This site is...

Thomas Nast was an astute observer of the political machinations in Washington, D.C., as well as New York City. This slideshow of his cartoons show the quarrel between the moderate Republcans and the conservatives as they tried to gain...

Brief analysis of the confirmation vote on Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court. (2005)

Brief analysis of the confirmation vote for Justice Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. (2006)

Links to Senator Daniel Webster's famous plea, amidst the turmoil of sectional conflict, for national unity and his support of the Compromise of 1850.

A portrait and brief biographical information about Oklahoma native, Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. The biographical information was current in 2004, the date of the dedication of the portrait.

An article from the West Virginia History Journal, Volume 55, this discusses the oil dealings of Japan leading up to World War II. Sanctions against Japan are also discussed. Published in 1996.

How much do you know about your state legislators? Are they living up to their promises? Are they making good choices that represent the wants and needs of the state? This lesson encourages students to do some fact finding on elected...

Take a look at a 1917 anti-suffrage petition submitted to Congress by the Anti-Suffrage Party of New York that this site provides from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

This site explains who Joe McCarthy was and the emergence and progression of McCarthyism in the United States.

This website provides a biographical sketch of Senator Tower (1925-1991 CE), a chronology, a summary description of his papers, and the papers themselves.

Website offers pertinent and comprehensive information about the U.S. Senate. Interactive site with links to related resource material.

Highlights of the career of African American Senator Barack Obama, Democrat from Illinois, 2005-2008. He went on to be elected President of the United States on November 4, 2008.

Activity on the orgins of the U.S. Constitution and the debates surrounding it. Includes questions for discussion and small group learning activity in which students evaluate the fairness of state representation within the structure of...

This retired site captures historical legislative activity that includes bill summary and status, bill text, public laws by law number, most recent issue, roll-call votes, committee reports, house committees, and senate committees.

This site is a source of information on the current Congress: find elected officials, results of elections, the House Schedule, the Senate Schedule, Committee Hearings, and a Guide to the Media.

This resource presents an in-depth look at the life of Frank Church. Links provided include biographical information, a chronology of his life, and papers and files from his terms as Idaho's senator.

This is the official web site of the Senate of Chile. It provides information about the specific issues confronting the Senate at this time.