Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sworn in as youngest US Congresswoman

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, center, a freshman Democrat representing New York's 14th Congressional District, is flanked by Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., left, and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-N.H., right, as they are sworn in on the opening day of the 116th Congress at the Capitol in Washington, U.S., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. 29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. [Photo: AP/J. Scott Applewhite]