House Republicans may choose to scrap several floor votes this week as internal party drama over the release of Jeffrey Epstein files is derailing the work of the Rules Committee.

The panel came to a standstill, again, Monday night as GOP leaders struggled to contain rank-and-file Republicans and their Democratic allies clamoring for a floor vote to compel the release of materials related to the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.

Committee Democrats had planned to force a vote Monday evening on legislation that would compel the release of the materials, as the panel worked to tee up floor consideration on a slate of unrelated…

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