After weeks of delay, congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will be sworn into the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, where the Arizona Democrat is expected to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files.

Democrats who have been demanding the release of investigative files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein gained Grijalva's crucial vote when she won her seat in Arizona on September 23, but she was not sworn in before the federal government shutdown began October 1.

On October 9, Grijalva accused House Speaker Mike Johnson -- a close ally of US President Donald Trump -- of "delaying my swearing in to avoid releasing the Epstein files," she said in a post on X.

"After seven weeks of waiting, I almost can't believe it's true," Grijalva said in a video posted to X on Mond

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