Topic: 116th Congress

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now interviewed Representative Judy Chu regarding the diversity of the newly sworn-in 116th Congress. Chu highlighted the record number of women, Latinos, African Americans, and the first Native American and Muslim women elected to the House.

Nancy Pelosi officially regained the gavel as Speaker of the House, despite 15 Democrats defecting or voting "present." Her first order of business was passing spending bills to reopen the government without funding for Trump's border wall.