{"id":2509758,"date":"2025-11-12T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-adelita-grijalva-sworn-into-house-after-seven-week-delay\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:29:30","slug":"watch-live-adelita-grijalva-sworn-into-house-after-seven-week-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-adelita-grijalva-sworn-into-house-after-seven-week-delay\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Adelita Grijalva sworn into House after seven-week delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-adelita-grijalva-sworn-into-house-after-seven-week-delay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2509758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives seven weeks after winning a special election in ArizonaS 7th Congressional District, following the death of her father and predecessor, Raul Grijalva. House Speaker Mike Johnson administered the oath. Democrats suggest that the delay was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lego-embraces-drag-queen-marketing\/\" title=\"LEGO Embraces Drag Queen Marketing\">strategic move<\/a> to postpone a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigation-sought-into-california-senator-over-cannabis-permit-bribery-scheme-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Investigation sought into California senator over cannabis permit bribery scheme - Washington Examiner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vote<\/a> related<\/a> to the bipartisan Epstein Files Openness Act.Once sworn in, Grijalva&#8217;s signature is expected to be the last needed to force a House vote on the bill, which could come to the floor as early as December.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Adelita Grijalva sworn into House after seven-week delay Democrats say was meant to put off Epstein vote<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"JV86lS-REUE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Rep. Elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in, 7 weeks after election, teeing up Epstein vote\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JV86lS-REUE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\">House<\/a> Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) will swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) to the House at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, seven weeks after she won her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/election\/\">election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Grijalva won a special election in&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\">Arizona<\/a>&lsquo;s 7th Congressional District after her predecessor and <\/span>father, Raul Grijalva, died from cancer in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3884083\/watch-live-hakeem-jeffries-press-conference-house-shutdown-vote\/\">WATCH LIVE: Jeffries holds press conference as Johnson eyes final House vote ending shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3884049\/oversight-democrats-epstein-emails-trump-adelita-grijalva-swearing-in\/\">Oversight Democrats release Epstein emails mentioning Trump hours ahead of Grijalva swearing-in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3883758\/house-members-back-washington-ahead-funding-vote\/\">Start your engines: House members race back to Washington ahead of funding vote<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3884049\/oversight-democrats-epstein-emails-trump-adelita-grijalva-swearing-in\/\"><strong>OVERSIGHT DEMOCRATS RELEASE EPSTEIN EMAILS MENTIONING TRUMP HOURS AHEAD OF GRIJALVA SWEARING-IN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Grijalva&rsquo;s swearing in will be a boost for congressional <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a>. Once she takes office, the freshman representative will likely become the last necessary signature on a petition to force a vote on the bipartisan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epstein-files\/\">Epstein<\/a> Files Transparency Act. Democrats have long said this is the reason for her delayed swearing-in.<\/p>\n<p>The bill could come to the House floor as early as December, after Grijalva adds her signature to the petition that has been circulated by House members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH LIVE: Adelita Grijalva sworn in after 7-week delay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4015,"featured_media":2509759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25267159848886.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63942,36739,66966,32629,66967],"class_list":["post-2509758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-adelita-grijalva","tag-arizona-politics","tag-house-swearing-in","tag-live-coverage","tag-political-delay"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25267159848886.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509758"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509762,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509758\/revisions\/2509762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}