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Highlights from the first day of the 117th Congress

Festive swearing-in process roiled by discord over election results, COVID precautions

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath of office to members of the 117th Congress.

The deep divisions that marked the 116th Congress showed no signs of abating on the first day of the 117th session on Sunday. As new members in both houses were sworn in, Capitol Hill was focused on challenges to...

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