Vice president breaks nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreaker votes

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presents Vice President Kamala Harris with a golden gavel (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

Vice President Kamala Harris broke a nearly 200-year-old record for casting the most tiebreaking votes in the Senate when she voted to confirm a new federal judge in Washington, DC.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, called Ms Harris’ 32nd tie-breaking vote a “great milestone”.