Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes previously gave Speaker Mike Johnson an ultimatum: Swear in Adelita Grijalva or she'd take him to court.

The state of Arizona on Tuesday sued the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives over the delayed swearing in of Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state’s newest member of Congress after U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat her a month since winning the post.

AG Mayes has officially filed a lawsuit against the U.S. House of Representatives seeking to ensure Representative-elect Grijalva's swearing in.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has told Pentagon staff they must obtain permission before interacting with members of Congress, according to a congressional aide and a department memo.

Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. He has asserted the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, relying on the same legal authority used by the Bush administration when it declared a war on terror after the Sept. 11 attacks.

"This memo is a pragmatic step to internally review the Department's processes for communicating with Congress," Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement. "This review is for processes internal to the Department and does not change how or from whom Congress receives information."

Johnson has said Grijalva will be sworn in when the House reconvenes, blaming the ongoing government shutdown for the holdup.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has largely banned military officials – including the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force – from speaking with Congress unless they coordinate with a centralized office that reports to him.

A Republican-led congressional committee is seeking testimony from former Democratic President Bill Clinton as part of its investigation into the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, its chairman said Tuesday.