Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday for failing to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. In the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, Mayes (D) asks the court to compel Johnson (R-La.) to swear in Grijalva (D-Ariz.) or allow her to be sworn in by someone else.

Mike Johnson struggled to keep his composure when pressed about swearing in a congresswoman-elect who has vowed to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. The House Speaker was grilled on This Week Sunday about why Arizona Rep.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is promising “swift legal action” if Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (AZ) is not sworn in on Friday, a threat Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) brushed off as he insists he will swear in the congresswoman-elect when the government shutdown ends.

Critics are tearing into House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over his latest claims about Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), whom he still hasn’t sworn in to office more than three weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.

As the federal government shutdown drags on, House Speaker Mike Johnson does not appear motivated to use his uniquely powerful position to resolve the crisis. Nor does he seem inclined to swear in Rep.