Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) smiles after receiving the gavel from Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) following her election as the next Speaker of the House during the first session of the 116th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 3, 2019. Win McNamee/Getty Images
The U.S. House of Representatives late Thursday, Jan. 3, passed bills to fund and reopen furloughed government departments for the short term, but refused to include any funding as for a border wall as requested by President Trump.
