The House speaker announced that lawmakers would leave a day early for a five-week break from Washington as tensions soar over Epstein files.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Tuesday said House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) call to abruptly shut down the lower chamber ahead of schedule was a calculated decision to block a vote on the release of files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and was likely made at the direction of President Donald Trump.

La., told reporters Tuesday that he is sending lawmakers home early for the summer to shut down Democrats' push for votes on releasing files related to the investigation of the life, arrest and death of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.