Mike Johnson finally schedules Adelita Grijalva's swearing in, teeing up Epstein vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has finally set a date to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), weeks after she was elected to her seat, his office announced Tuesday.Why it matters: The development marks the end of a 50-day-long standoff between Johnson and Democrats, who accused the House speaker of dragging his feet to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.Grijalva has pledged to be the final signature on a discharge petition that would trigger a vote on forcing the Justice Department to release documents from its case against the late convicted sex offender and billionaire financier.Johnson and the White House have pushed back against that effort, which has support from mostly Democrats and a handful of Republicans.Driving the news: Johnson will perform Grijalva's ceremonial swearing in at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday at 4pm ET, his office said in a statement.The event will occur just before the House begins taking votes to reopen the government after a nearly 7-week long shutdown — in which Johnson has kept the House out of session.Democrats had tried repeatedly to get Grijalva sworn in during the House's pro forma sessions — which are typically brief and contain little substantive business — but had been unsuccessful.The delay will have been the longest in more than a decade, per Axios' Jessica Boehm.What they're saying: "I am planning to travel to Washington, D.C., after hearing through Leader Jeffries and media reports that Speaker Johnson finally intends to swear me in," Grijalva said in a statement yesterday.The 55-year-old former local legislator won a decisive special election victory on Sept. 23 to succeed her father, the late Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.).Johnson said Monday on CNN, "Just as I promised, as soon as we get back to legislative session, so I mean, before we have this vote that we're talking about, she'll be administered to the oath."Go deeper: Arizona AG sues over Speaker Johnson's refusal to swear in Grijalva

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