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US House Speaker Mike Johnson announced an early adjournment of the chamber, stalling efforts to force the release of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The move delays a politically fraught vote on the matter until September amid growing bipartisan pressure for transparency.
It followed a key committee vote to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's longtime associate, to testify before Congress.
Calls to declassify Epstein-related files have intensified recently, including from supporters of President Donald Trump.