Former president Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally in 2018. (Mark Makela/Getty Images)The new class of House Democrats will mix and mingle with former president Barack Obama on Monday night at a reception in their honor. The celebration of the 67 new House Democrats, whose collective wins gave their party control in the lower chamber, comes after a tense few weeks for Pelosi’s caucus as divisions between the liberal and centrist wings of the Democratic Party came into sharp focus. The new class is the most diverse and has the most women to ever serve in Congress. House Democrats obtaining the majority also helped ensure a GOP Congress couldn’t try again to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, Obama’s signature legislative achievement.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2019 22:30 UTC