Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States Senate Republicans eliminated the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees nine years prior to November 2026AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, approximately 20 scheduled legislative days remained on the United States Senate calendar before the new Congress convened in January 2027AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDemocrats secured at least 54 seats in the United States Senate taking office on January 3, 2027AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the 2014 Supreme Court ruling in NLRB v. Noel Canning, the Senate and House hold pro forma sessions every three days to prevent a formal recessAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked a confirmation hearing for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in 2016AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe Republican Party secured a 53 to 47 seat majority in the United States Senate following the November 2024 electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 118th Congress, the Democratic Party maintained a majority in the United States Senate until January 3, 2025AgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimThe United States Senate declined to convict Donald Trump in February 2021 following his second impeachmentAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimElon Musk spent more than $440 million supporting Republican political candidates during the 2026 midterm election cycleAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States Senators spend an estimated 90 percent of their working time on campaign fundraisingAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimPolling by Pew, CNBC, and Fox News identified corruption and political money as the highest-ranking issue among surveyed AmericansAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn the 2026 United States midterm elections, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAs of November 2026, in the Mississippi United States Senate election, Democratic candidate Scott Colom led Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by over 1,800 votesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimElon Musk donated approximately $225 million to support Republican political candidates in TexasAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimMichael Steele instituted a small-dollar donor fundraising program at the Republican National Committee based on Barack Obama's fundraising modelAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimGOPAC was founded by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in the 1980s to train down-ballot Republican candidatesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimAny European security treaty negotiated by the United States executive branch requires formal ratification by the United States SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimConvicting Donald Trump in a United States Senate where Democrats hold 56 seats would require votes from at least 11 Republican senatorsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 1974, Senator Howard Baker informed President Richard Nixon that Democrats held 62 Senate seats and at least five Republicans would vote for convictionAgreeDisagree