Democrat Adelita Grijalva has for months been on a glide path to become Arizona's next member of Congress.

But now elected, as the U.S. House stares down a government funding standoff and a bombshell measure related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a political fight is brewing around when exactly Grijalva will be sworn in.

As the House's GOP leaders have kept quiet on the matter, a prominent Democrat has accused Republicans of "talking about delaying" Grijalva's swearing-in.

The Arizona Secretary of State's Office, meanwhile, has sent a letter to the House Clerk's Office affirming the unofficial election results, according to a copy obtained by The Arizona Republic.

Sending the letter is standard procedure and required by Congress, according to Aaron Thacker, a spokesperson fo

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