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Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as the House's newest Democrat, paving way for Epstein files vote | News

Grijalva was sworn into the House after a 50-day wait that left her district without a voting representative.

Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as the House's newest Democrat, paving way for Epstein files vote | News
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Adelita Grijalva was sworn into the House after a 50-day delay, ending a dispute over her seating. Her arrival could provide the decisive signature to force a House vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein case files.

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Representative sworn in after a 50-day delay

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who delayed Grijalva’s swearing-in and administered the oath when the House returned

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Raúl M. Grijalva
Former U.S. Representative (D-AZ)

Former representative whose House seat his daughter filled

Republican defeated by Grijalva in the special election

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Adelita Grijalva Adds 218th Signature to Epstein Files Petition

Outlets agree that Adelita Grijalva supplied the 218th signature on a petition seeking a House vote on releasing Epstein-related files, clearing the way for the vote. Left-leaning outlets tie the petition to Grijalva’s delayed swearing-in and frame the release effort as politically consequential. Center outlets mostly emphasize the signature’s procedural effect and the next steps, while also reporting political disputes around the files. Right-leaning outlets similarly focus on the petition’s threshold and path toward a House vote.

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