The House’s absence was a further example of the legislative branch’s voluntary ceding of its powers to the executive during Trump’s presidency, even if the pliant GOP majority has hardly shown much zeal for conducting oversight of the administration.

W ASHINGTON—Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said she won’t run for re-election and plans to leave her seat in Congress at the end of this term, drawing to a close a decadeslong political career that included driving landmark healthcare initiatives and going toe to toe with President Trump.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has promised to finally swear in Adelita Grijalva — now that enough Senate Democrats have signed onto Republicans’ spending bill to end the government shutdown

Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in on Wednesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, his office said, ending weeks of delays and likely triggering a vote in the House of Representatives around the release of the Department of Justice’s trove of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has scheduled a Wednesday swearing-in for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva after a seven-week delay.