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Speaking as she swore in her new cabinet, Samia warned that the violence could "set the country back".

Democrat Adelita Grijalva's swearing in to the chamber on Wednesday triggered the move, after she immediately signed a discharge petition from calling for the release of the files.

The Democratic representative for Arizona was elected on 23 September, but the House has not been in session since 19 September, delaying her swearing in.

In addition to not meeting for any votes, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has refused to swear in Democratic U.S.

Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in the younger Grijalva until the government reopens, prompting an explosion of over-the-top protests and conspiracy theories—even a threat of litigation—from Democrats.