Source: Fox News
“Democratic lawmakers stormed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office on Tuesday night, demanding that he swear in a newly-elected representative. Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] joined arms and chanted ‘swear her in’ with Reps. Melanie Stansbury, [D-NM] and Nanette Barragan [D-CA]. as well as Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, [D-AZ], as they marched on Johnson’s office with members of their staff. Capitol Hill police officers blocked the lawmakers from entering the speaker’s office. Footage from various angles shows Jayapal and Stansbury messing with the sign in front of the speaker’s office and getting into an altercation with one of the officers. Grijalva won her special election on Sept. 23, but she still has not been sworn into office. Her vote would be the final vote needed for the House to approve a discharge petition relating to the Epstein files, put forward by Reps. Ro Khanna [D-CA] and Thomas Massie [R-KY].” (10/15/25)