US EditionKelly, Gallego confront Speaker Johnson outside his office
- On Thursday, Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego held a press conference outside House Speaker Mike Johnson's office, criticizing his handling of the government shutdown and the delay in swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva.
- This confrontation followed eight days of a government shutdown with no progress, as Senate Democrats refused to support a Republican funding bill and Republicans demanded a vote to reopen the government before health care negotiations.
- Speaker Johnson emerged from his office to debate with the senators, defending the House Oversight Committee's ongoing efforts to obtain files related to the late Jeffrey Epstein rather than passing bipartisan legislation.
- Gallego accused Johnson of 'covering up for pedophiles,' while Johnson stated, 'you're getting a lot of heat because the government's closed down,' during their brief exchange.
- The dispute highlighted concerns that failing to seat Grijalva could postpone a House vote to compel the release of government files on Epstein, possibly prolonging the stalemate.
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Rank-and-File Republicans Revolt Against Mike Johnson on Private Call
MSNBC: “Private GOP call reveals early fissures over Mike Johnson’s shutdown strategy” After weeks of backlash from the American people for shutting down the government, blocking Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva from taking her seat, and refusing to fix their health care crisis, rank and file House Republicans are starting to turn on Mike Johnson. According to MSNBC, Rep. Jay Obernolte told colleagues: “I think we’re gonna get to a point where it’s…
Adelita Grijalva on delayed swear in, government shut down
Anchor Brian Webb & Executive Producer Trenton Hooker go beyond the day's stories to dig into the journalism. Webb and Hooker speak to American politician, former Pima County Board of Supervisor and now U.S. representative-elect for Arizona's 7th congressional district. She discusses her delay in being sworn in, the government shutdown and the increasing impacts and more.
Johnson, Democratic senators clash publicly over Epstein files, shutdown
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., publicly clashed with two Democratic senators from Arizona on Wednesday. Their argument revolved around the government shutdown and included sharp accusations involving the Epstein files. The exchange took place outside Johnson's office, in front of reporters, as Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly pressed the speaker on why he hasn't sworn in Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election last month.…
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