Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. After weeks of delay, Arizona Democrat

Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in as the newest member of the House of Representatives.

Her arrival comes more than 50 days after she won a special election to fill the seat last held

by her late father, Congressman Raul Grijalva. Over 800,000 Arizonans have been left without access to the basic services that every

constituent deserves.

This is an abuse of power.

One individual should not be able to unilaterally obstruct the swearing in of a duly elected

member of Congress for political reason.

As one of her first acts in Congress, Grijalva signed a petition to force a vote to release

of the files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

President Trump is dismissing revelations that Epstein mentioned him in emails. The White House accuses Democrats of selectively leaking the emails.

Epstein wrote in 2011 that Trump, quote, spent hours at his house with a girl who prosecutors say was a sex trafficking victim.

In a separate message years later, Epstein said Trump, quote, knew about the girls.

Trump denies any knowledge of Epstein said Trump, quote, knew about the girls. Trump denies any

knowledge of Epstein's crimes. The House of Representatives is debating a measure to reopen the government.

If passed, the package would need the signature of President Trump to officially end the longest shutdown in U.S.

history. NPR's Sam Gringlass reports. After 43 days, the federal government is on track to reopen for the first time since September 30th.

The record-long shutdown has resulted in federal employees missing paychecks,

severe staffing shortages at the nation's airports, and confusion as people go without food assistance benefits.

The House is voting on a package passed Monday by the Senate, which would

temporarily fund most of the government through January and some specific agencies through next

September. The deal does not extend expiring health insurance subsidies, though Democrats extracted

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