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(Background) Vice President JD Vance speaks on the final day of Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference. (Caylo Seals/Getty Images) / (L) US conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) Conservative political commentator and podcast host Tucker Carlson speaks at Turning Point's annual AmericaFest conference (Olivier Touron / AFP via Getty Images)

Vance closes out AmericaFest 2025, rejects calls to condemn conservative leaders: ‘Far more important work to do than canceling each other’

Vice President JD Vance closed out Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 on Sunday, declining to join calls to condemn or cancel movement leaders following a clash between conservative commentators Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson on Friday.

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks after being reelected to his leadership role following the House Republican leadership elections at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. The House Republican Caucus reelected Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) to their positions for the 119th Congress and elected Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) as House Republican Conference Chair. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/GettyImages)

4 Republicans defect from GOP leadership to join Democrat-led discharge petition, forcing vote on Obamacare subsidies extension

Four “moderate” House Republicans signed a Democrat-led discharge petition initiated by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. This provides the 218 signatures needed to force a floor vote on a bill extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA, commonly called Obamacare) premium subsidies for three years.

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(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 21: Rep. James Comer (R-KY) speaks at a press conference at the US Capitol on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal 21 days ago. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) / (R-Top) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 17: U.S. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters at a news conference inside the U.S. Capitol on November 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jeffries spoke to reporters about a range of topics including the upcoming house vote on the declassification of Epstein files and the 2026 midterms. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (R-Bottom) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) speaks during a mark up meeting with the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill on May 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of the Budget Committee met to consider House Republicans’ reconciliation bill, which includes U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tax and spending cuts. The bill faced bipartisan opposition, with five Republican members of the House Budget Committee voting against it and supporting a motion for the committee to recess for the weekend. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Comer calls out Democrat Party efforts to defame Trump in Epstein docs controversy: ‘Their latest anti-Trump hoax has collapsed’

In a fiery exchange on the House floor, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer called out Democrats for their direct and indirect involvement with pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein — noting how House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ fundraising team solicited him for donations and a private meeting in 2013 — five years after being convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution.

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