WASHINGTON: Congress convened for its new consultation Thursday with Democrats controlling the US House of Representatives, marking a dramatic power shift on Capitol Hill less than two years earlier than President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election bid.
The clerk of the House rapped the gavel to sign the chamber was once into consultation, with 235 Democrats and 199 Republicans reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and being sworn in, ahead of a vote to elect Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House.
One seat in the 435-member House remains to be in dispute.
Vice President Mike Pence swore in the new participants of the US Senate, where 53 Republicans grasp the bulk over 45 Democrats and two independents who align with Democrats.
The clerk of the House rapped the gavel to sign the chamber was once into consultation, with 235 Democrats and 199 Republicans reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and being sworn in, ahead of a vote to elect Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the House.
One seat in the 435-member House remains to be in dispute.
Vice President Mike Pence swore in the new participants of the US Senate, where 53 Republicans grasp the bulk over 45 Democrats and two independents who align with Democrats.
New US Congress convenes with Democrats controlling House
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