Overview
- Arizona Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly sought a Senate resolution urging her swearing-in, which Republican Sen. John Barrasso blocked.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke with House leadership by saying Grijalva "should be sworn in," adding to bipartisan pressure.
- Johnson cites a "Pelosi precedent" to wait for regular session, while Democrats note two Republicans were sworn during pro forma sessions earlier this year.
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Grijalva sued in October to force the oath; the case is assigned to Judge Trevor McFadden, and no court order has issued, as fact-checkers confirmed.
- Supporters say the delay keeps roughly 800,000 Arizonans without full House services and could block her from becoming the 218th signer on a petition to force a vote on releasing DOJ Epstein records.