In news from Capitol Hill, the Senate voted 60-to-40 Tuesday to end a Republican filibuster of a bill to extend unemployment aid to millions of Americans. The late Senator Robert Byrd’s successor, Carte Goodwin, cast the decisive vote.

Sen. Carte Goodwin: “I could not feel more privileged than I do to taking my first vote as a member of the United States Senate, have it be a vote that helps millions of Americans and over 12,000 West Virginians who are still looking for work, as the economy continues to turn around.”