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Adelita Grijalva, elected to Congress to replace her late father, has not yet been sworn in due to House procedural delays, which she and Democrats criticize as politically motivated to hinder investigations into Jeffrey Epstein. The delay affects her ability to serve her constituents and could influence the balance of power in Congress amid ongoing partisan conflicts and government shutdown negotiations.
Congress is preparing for a tumultuous fall with intense battles over government funding, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and Trump's policing initiatives, amid ongoing partisan conflicts and legal disputes.
The annual Defense authorization bill, which has historically passed Congress on time for 62 years, is facing significant challenges in the Senate and House due to partisan disagreements. Conservatives are opposing the inclusion of a short-term surveillance authorization and demanding military policy reforms, targeting issues such as abortion reimbursement, gender transition surgery, and critical race theory. There are also disputes over adding legislation related to cryptocurrencies and compensating victims of nuclear contamination. These conflicts threaten to derail the bill's passage before Christmas, as it becomes a magnet for controversy in the absence of other spending bills.
House spending bills, including those that fund national parks and maintain U.S. embassies, are being complicated by partisan culture wars. Republican policy riders seeking to limit diversity efforts, drag shows, Pride flag displays, and promotion of critical race theory have appeared in the proposed annual spending bills. Liberal groups have been tracking these riders, with 11 out of 12 bills containing diversity-related riders and 10 bills seeking to ban discrimination against those who do not believe in gay marriage. While most of these riders face slim chances in the Democratic-controlled Senate, they complicate efforts to meet the September 30 deadline to keep the government funded.