The House is canceling votes and sending members home early this week as the chamber is paralyzed over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) assuring Republicans that the Trump administration is taking care of it.

A whip notice sent Tuesday morning alerted that previously scheduled votes for Thursday are canceled, meaning House members will take their last votes on Wednesday afternoon before leaving Capitol Hill for a monthlong August recess. 

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