A significant standoff on Capitol Hill has erupted between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Democrats amid ongoing government shutdown negotiations and a controversial delay in seating newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva. Senators, including Kyrsten Sinema and Ruben Gallego, confronted Johnson about the stalled swearing-in of Grijalva, who is positioned to be a crucial vote on legislation regarding the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Heated exchanges captured on camera highlighted growing frustrations, with Democrats accusing Johnson of using the swearing-in delay as a tactic to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. As the deadline for government shutdown looms, both sides are strategizing while the Democratic party raises their voices in opposition to what they view as an obstructionist approach by Johnson.