U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is expected to be sworn in this week, ahead of the House vote on a government funding bill, Scripps News has confirmed.

Grijalva won a special election in Arizona’s 7th congressional district in late September, but House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to swear her in. He said it was due to the House not being in session, which has been prolonged due to the government shutdown.

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    19 hours ago

    He’s come up with a new way to stall the release of the files, or to kill it altogether.

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      18 hours ago

      No need they’re going to swear in a person with a cancelling vote the same day, they’re already being annoyed in airports about it.

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      I mean at this point, Trumps goons have had custody of the files so long nobody is going to believe what’s in them anyways.