Overview
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a federal lawsuit seeking a court order requiring Speaker Mike Johnson to administer the oath to Adelita Grijalva.
- Johnson’s office says Grijalva will be sworn in when the House returns to regular session after the government shutdown.
- Some Republicans, including Rep. Kevin Kiley and former Rep. Mo Brooks, have publicly urged that Grijalva be sworn in without further delay.
- Democrats allege Johnson is delaying to prevent Grijalva from becoming the 218th signer on a discharge petition tied to FBI Epstein files, a claim Johnson denies.
- The delay leaves roughly 800,000 residents of Arizona’s 7th District without a voting member or full constituent services, with no budget, staff hiring, or district offices in place.