Democrats officially claim control of the chamber today, cementing an end to two years of one-party rule in Washington. Democrats on January 3, 2019 took over the U.S. House of Representatives, ushering in a new era of divided government in Washington with the goal of checking Donald Trump's turbulent presidency. Battle-tested Nancy Pelosi was poised to take over as speaker of the House as a partial federal government shutdown over Trump's insistence that lawmakers fund a southern border wall neared the two-week mark. The end of Trump's one-party rule in Washington lent air to Democrats deflated after the bombastic Republican's 2016 victory. The coming days and weeks will test their ability to do just that.

Source: thestar January 03, 2019 14:15 UTC