Divided government returned to the United States Thursday with the swearing-in of a new Congress. After two years during which Republicans controlled the White House, Senate and the House of Representatives, Democrats now hold the majority in the House.
Democrats Take Control of US House
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U.S. Representative-elect Ilhan Omar (D-MI) arrives inside the House Chamber as the U.S. House of Representatives meets for the start of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2019.
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Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the first Palestinian-American elected to the House, poses with supporters outside her office at the Longworth House Office Building (LHOB), in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 2019.
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A supporter of India's main opposition Congress Party reacts as she is detained by police during a protest after the party leader Rahul Gandhi was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, in Ahmedabad. (REUTERS/Amit Dave)
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U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) holds his daughter Kathryn as the U.S. House of Representatives meets for the start of the 116th Congress inside the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 3, 2019.