House Democrats have pulled the bipartisan tax deal, negotiated between the White House and Republicans, from the floor. Apparently they have also moved on to other business.

It’s not clear if this is temporary or another rejection of the deal. Either way, it’s probably not coming up for a vote today.

Update: From CNN:

Washington (CNN) – As the debate over how the tax cut bill will be brought to the floor and voted on was wrapping up, House Democratic leaders abruptly PULLED the “rule” from the floor because they don’t know if they have enough votes to even bring the tax bill to the floor, according to a senior Democratic leadership aide.

Before the debate on the tax bill starts, the House first needs to pass the rule on how the debate and votes will go, with a simple majority vote. Because Republicans will all vote against the rule set by Democratic leaders – Pelosi and Democratic leaders need to pass the rule just with Democratic votes.

Usually getting Democrats to vote for a Democratic rule proposal wouldn’t be a problem. The House only needs a simple majority. But many Democrats object to even considering the proposal.

It’s expected that enough Republicans will join with Democratic supporters of the bill to pass it, but first a rule needs to be passed. And that requires Democratic support.