[Opinion] Democrat Adelita Grijalva Is Fighting to Serve Even as Speaker Mike Johnson Refuses to Swear Her In

GOP Senator Urges Mike Johnson To Swear In Arizona Democrat After Weeks-Long Delay

“In my opinion, the will of the people have spoken,” Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said. “Let’s get her to work.”

Democrat Adelita Grijalva is fighting to serve even as Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in

U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona should have spent the last couple of weeks moving into her late father’s office, hiring staff, and getting acclimated as a freshman congresswoman as well as addressing constituent needs for residents of her Tucson-area district.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Instead, she’s using her own miles to fly back and forth between Arizona and Was…

Epstein Survivors Urge Speaker Johnson to Seat Grijalva and Allow Vote to Release Epstein Files

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse are urging House Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately seat Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, saying the ongoing delay undermines democracy and blocks efforts to release the Epstein files. In a statement released Thursday, the survivors accused House leadership of using procedural tactics to prevent Grijalva from joining a discharge petition that would force a vote to unseal documents…