Nancy Pelosi Becomes the Speaker of the House in DC

Newly-elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel after being elected in the House Chamber during the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 3, 2019. Pelosi became the first official to return to that position since Sam Rayburn in 1955. The Democrats take control of the House from the Republicans. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI