What Really Happens When There’s a 50-50 Split in the Senate?

9:02am PST - January 12th, 2021    filibuster - Time

The electoral victories of Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia last week will result in a 50-50 split between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate—a rare event; it’s only the fourth time the Senate has been evenly divided. Because the …