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House Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to explain why Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva remains unsworn, facing questions from ABC’s Jonathan Karl. He said she’ll be seated when the House returns, even though he swore in two Florida Republicans during a pro forma session. Grijalva, elected Sept. 23, joined Democrats pressing for action and tied the delay to her pledge to sign a petition on the Epstein files. The House remains out of session; Johnson shuttered it to pressure Democrats to end the government shutdown, though he could swear her in during a pro forma meeting.

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