Journalists’ Roundtable: Grijalva swearing in delay, and more

It’s Friday, which means it is time for another edition of Journalists’ Roundtable. This week, “Arizona Horizon” host Ted Simons was joined by Jeremy Duda of Axios Phoenix, Howie Fischer of Capitol Media Services, and Ron Hansen of The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com.

Top stories this week include:

• Grijalva Swearing In Delay
• Mayes Demands Swearing-in for Grijalva
• Hammadeh Surveilled by TSA Security
• Secure the Border Act Challenge Rejected
• Gillette’s Past Resurfaces
• Sky Harbor Rejects Noem Video Message

It’s important to note that Adelita Grijalva was officially sworn in on November 12, 2025, after a seven-week delay; however during the airing of this broadcast it had already been a few weeks into the delay. Attorney General Kris Mayes however filed a lawsuit compelling the swearing in of then-Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

And Arizona Congressman Abe Hammadeh had been surveilled by the TSA as part of the Quiet Skies Program. the program has since been shut down after overreach concerns but Hammadeh was apparently surveilled in December 2022.

And a lawsuit aimed at blocking Proposition 314, a law that could give Arizona Police officers the authority to arrest migrants was tossed out by a judge. Justice Michael Valenzuela ruled that the lawsuit was premature because some of the most controversial provisions of the law were not yet in effect.

Arizona Congressman, John Gillette recently had some records pulled by the Arizona Republic and According to a local sheriff in Illinois which is where he is from, Gillette has a history of being aggressive towards women there. “There are records of him having credible cases of sexual assault,” Fischer said.

Sky harbor alongside other major airports refused to air a video from Homeland Securtity Secretary Kristi Noem which blamed Democrats for the government shut down.