The Republican speaker truncated the schedule for the week and said he would send lawmakers home on Wednesday to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material.

The speaker’s stance seemed unlikely to satisfy many Republicans who are threatening to support a bipartisan bill to pry information from the Justice Department.

La., canceled votes planned for Thursday before Democrats could force another vote on releasing the remaining Epstein files—accusing them of playing “political games”—sending the House into its summer recess early as President Trump faces continued political turmoil over the failure to release information about the notorious financier.