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See the historic new Congress arrive on Capitol Hill

Pelosi swears in members of the 116th Congress.
From left to right, Democratic US Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Barbara Lee, Annie Kuster and Jan Schakowsky take a selfie on the House floor.
More than a dozen documents and books -- including the US Constitution, the Eastern Orthodox Bible and the Quran -- were used to swear in officials of various ethnic and religious traditions.
Various faiths are represented by the holy books House members used to take their oaths of office.
Democrats Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota are the first Muslim women elected to serve in Congress.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan votes for Pelosi as House Speaker as one of her children "dabs."
Women across the country wore traditional Palestinian clothing to honor Tlaib's arrival on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota celebrates with her children after taking her oath of office.
On the eve of also becoming the first Somali-American member of Congress, Omar celebrated returning to the same Washington-area airport where she first arrived in the United States as a refugee.
Returning Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida welcomed two other combat veterans to the US House with a tweet that helped illustrate the sacrifice the lawmakers had made.
Democrat Ayanna Pressley became the first black congresswoman to represent Massachusetts.
Republican Marsha Blackburn became the first female senator from Tennessee.
Democrats Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia became the first Latinas to represent Texas in Congress.
Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell of Florida became the first Ecuadorian-American, as well as the first South American immigrant, sworn into Congress.
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema became the first female senator elected to represent Arizona. Sinema also made history as the first openly bisexual senator.
Kyrsten Sinema is sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence.
Kansas and New Mexico sent the first Native American women to Congress.
Democratic Reps. Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids embrace on the House floor.
Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer who ran on expanding health care coverage with a public health insurance option, is the first woman to represent Virginia's 7th District.
Pelosi became the first person to return to the position of House speaker since the legendary Sam Rayburn.
Pelosi's new sign is installed at the entrance of her office suite on Capitol Hill.

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