(source : ANI) ( Photo Credit : ani)
The U.S. government shutdown has entered its eighth day, and a tense moment unfolded in the Capitol’s hallway. House Speaker Mike Johnson confronted Democratic senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego over the oath for newly‑elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who is not yet sworn in because the House has stayed shut. The senators argued that Johnson’s refusal keeps the government stuck and that the swearing‑in is tied to a need for a House vote on the Jeffrey Epstein case files. Johnson said he’d sworn in Republican‑elect guests like Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine, but he would not hand the oath to Grijalva until the House reopens and the dispute is resolved. He assured reporters the House Oversight Committee is already handling the Epstein documents through a bipartisan investigation and doesn’t need another congressional act to proceed. The exchange, full of sharp trade‑offs, highlighted how far apart the parties are on reopening the federal government and the ways to do it, forcing both sides to dig in harder than ever.
Source: aninews
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