Thread by @ajplus

Some faces of the new #116thCongress 💪🏾

• Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH)
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA)
• Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
• Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)

Moments from a historic day in the #116thCongress:

Ilhan Omar (D-MN) holds Rep. Eric Swalwell’s baby during the swearing-in ceremony.

This is the most diverse Congress in U.S. history.

These are some of the books used to swear in new members:

Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) wore a traditional Pueblo dress as she was sworn in as one of the first Native American women in Congress.

Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids embrace after being sworn in.

Together, they are the first Native-American women to serve in the #116thCongress.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) placed a transgender flag outside of her new office on Capitol Hill. She was sworn in today as part of the most diverse Congress in history. (📷: @MayorBrown)

The House is now officially controlled by the Democratic party. Here they are getting sworn in by Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Here's Rep. Rashida Tlaib being sworn in to Congress on Thomas Jefferson's copy of the Quran.

Women of the U.S. House — part of the most diverse Congress in history — take a group photo one day after being sworn in.