AM Update: FBI Probes 'Seditious 6', Male Competitor Wins Women's Title, Trump Pardons Turkeys

FBI Investigation into 'Seditious 6'

• 🔍 The FBI is investigating six Democratic lawmakers, dubbed the 'seditious six,' for their role in a video urging military members to disobey hypothetical unlawful orders.
• 🏛️ Lawmakers involved include Senators Alyssa Slotkin and Mark Kelly, and Congressmen Chris Duzio, Chrissy Houlahan, Maggie Goodlander, and Jason Crowe.
• ⚖️ Secretary of War Pete Hegseth accused the group of sowing confusion and eroding cohesion, while Senator Slotkin stated the video was made because the President uses the government against perceived adversaries.
• ⚠️ The Pentagon has also opened a separate investigation into Senator Mark Kelly under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Tennessee Congressional Race Controversy

• 🗳️ A special election in Tennessee's seventh district is facing controversy as Democrat candidate Afton Bane's past comments resurface.
• 🗣️ Bane is heard mocking Nashville, calling the state "God forsaken," and expressing support for defunding the police in past remarks.
• 📉 These comments have significantly impacted her campaign, with betting odds now heavily favoring the Republican candidate, Matt Van Eps.
• 🇺🇸 Bane's far-left policy ideas, including leveraging childbirth for collective bargaining, have also drawn scrutiny.

Strongman Games Controversy

• 🏆 The Official Strongman Games World Championship saw a male competitor, Jamie Booker, win the women's open category.
• 🚫 Booker, who had no prior competitive history, was later disqualified by organizers upon discovering he is biologically male.
• ⚖️ The organizers stated that competitors must compete in the category corresponding to their biological sex at birth.
• 👏 Andrea Thompson, a woman, has been restored to her rightful first-place position.

Presidential Turkey Pardons

• 🦃 President Trump officially pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, in a White House ceremony.
• 📜 Trump declared last year's turkey pardons, issued by President Biden, to be "invalid" and pardoned last year's turkeys, Peach and Blossom, who were reportedly on their way to be processed.
• 😂 The President also made jokes about Chicago's crime rate and Governor JB Pritzker.