Sometimes you have to say it like you see it. Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the House Democratic Caucus, has clearly had enough of the Trump administration stretching out the government shutdown and refusing to swear in the newly elected Arizona congresswoman Adelita Grijalva.
Grijalva won election to the House of Representatives on Sept. 30, 2025, but Speaker Mike Johnson has dragged his feet on swearing her in. As Grigalva was elected in a special election, she only has a 15-month term in office until the 2026 midterms, so has already had a fifteenth of her term completely wasted.
