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Arizona’s newly elected congresswoman is poised to break a House logjam on releasing the Epstein files.
Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to swear in Adelita Grijalva, despite immediately seating two GOP lawmakers.
Last month, in a special election, voters in southern Arizona chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her late father in Congress.
The outcome in the solidly Democratic district was never in doubt. The final tally wasn’t remotely close.
Grijalva, a Tucson native and former Pima County supervisor, crushed her Republican opponent, 69% to 29%.
The people spoke, loudly and emphatically, and normally that would have been that. Grijalva would have assumed office by now, allowing