Opinion: Republicans are stiff-arming this representative-elect, and she’s hopping mad
Adelita Grijalva is unable to fully serve her district, because the speaker of the House refuses to swear her in.
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., speaks as she is surrounded by supporters who have urged that Speaker Mike Johnson swear her in, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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