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Grijalva sues to be sworn into Congress

Arizona Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva sued in federal court to compel Speaker Mike Johnson, or another official, to swear her into Congress after her Sept. 23 special-election win to succeed her late father. With the House in recess during the shutdown, Johnson has not seated her despite brief sessions, a delay Democrats call disenfranchising. Joined by Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, the suit says Grijalva meets all constitutional requirements and notes two Republicans were sworn in this year while the House wasn’t in session. Johnson disputes the comparison. Working without an office or budget, Grijalva calls the holdup obstruction.

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