N.C., encouraged House Republicans to do more virtual events over in-person town halls, according to multiple sources familiar with the meeting.

WASHINGTON—Top House Republicans are urging GOP lawmakers to stop holding in-person town halls, a warning that comes after viral confrontations with constituents and Democratic activists over government layoffs and feared Medicaid cuts.

A top Republican official has warned his party’s lawmakers that the viral town halls plaguing the party will get worse, ordering an end to public in-person meetings with constituents. Rep. Richard Hudson,