Adelita Grijalva

(Newser) - Democrat Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn into Congress on Wednesday, seven weeks after winning a special election in Arizona to fill the seat of her late father, Raul Grijalva. The long delay was due to an extended House recess, which has frustrated Democrats and prompted legal action from Arizona'...

(Newser) - Arizona's newest House member, Adelita Grijalva, remains in limbo as House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in, a move drawing sharp criticism from the state's Democratic senators. Grijalva, who recently won a special election to succeed her late father, Raul Grijalva, is stuck on the...