New session of Congress begins with House of Representatives beginning the process of electing new speakerMike Johnson faces leadership test as US House begins new session with voteNancy Pelosi, the former Democratic House speaker, is back in the chamber today after undergoing hip replacement surgery last month.Pelosi sufferd a fall last month while on a trip to Luxembourg with fellow members of Congress. Her Democratic colleagues greeted her with robust applause as she entered the House chamber today. Continue reading...