Bb5a31f81ClaimSenate Republicans held a closed-door election to choose their party leadersAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimScott Colom ran against incumbent United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in MississippiAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn February 2016, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked hearings and votes for President Barack Obama's nominee Merrick GarlandAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSenator-elect Annie Andrews expressed a desire during her campaign for change in Democratic Senate leadershipAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDuring nearly every month of the 117th Congress, Senate committees held a greater share of hearings on nominations than on executive branch oversightAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn October 2020, the United States Senate confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court approximately eight days before the presidential electionAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the January 6th Capitol attack, the United States Senate passed legislation updating the Electoral Count ActAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimDemocratic candidates secured 56 seats in the United States Senate following the 2026 midterm electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimConvicting an impeached United States official and removing the official from office requires a two-thirds majority of 67 votes in the United States SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSenator Tim Scott of South Carolina served as chair of the National Republican Senatorial CommitteeAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimUnited States Senate Republicans held a conference meeting to select the Senate Republican leader following the 2026 midterm electionsAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimEstablishing the governing rules for an impeachment trial in the United States Senate requires a simple majority of 51 votesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimFollowing the 2026 midterm elections, the Democratic Party secured 56 seats in the United States SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimSenator Thom Tillis of North Carolina declared that his goal during the 2026 congressional lame-duck session is to bring accountability to Defense Secretary Pete HegsethAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimConvicting an official in an impeachment trial in the United States Senate requires a two-thirds supermajority voteAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimConvicting an official in a United States Senate impeachment trial requires a two-thirds supermajority voteAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimA simple majority of 51 votes in the United States Senate is required to set procedural rules for an impeachment trialAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimMississippi Democratic Senate challenger Scott Colom released a viral campaign advertisement criticizing incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith over rising beef pricesAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimConvicting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and removing Hegseth from office requires 67 votes in the United States SenateAgreeDisagree
Bb5a31f81ClaimIn 2024, the United States House of Representatives impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and the Senate dismissed the articles without holding a trialAgreeDisagree