WASHINGTON—Furor over disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation brought the House of Representatives to a standstill, prompting Republican leadership to cut short this week’s session and put off any action until September as some GOP members demanded votes on more releases related to the disgraced financier and sex offender.

The Republican speaker truncated the legislative schedule for the week ahead of a summer recess, moving to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material.

GOP leaders on Monday canceled House Rules Committee meetings over concerns Democrats would force votes to release material related to Epstein that could put Republicans in uncomfortable positions.

Federal judges responded to a request from the attorney general to release grand jury transcripts from cases against Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.

If Ghislaine Maxwell “has information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims, the FBI and the DOJ will hear what she has to say,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post on...

The federal judge now overseeing the Justice Department's request to unseal grand jury records from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's criminal case said in a new order Tuesday that he plans to rule "expeditiously" on the matter but requires more information before he can.