War Secretary Pete Hegseth called out the members of Congress involved in making a now-viral video that openly encouraged members of the United States military to undermine the orders of their Commander in Chief, President Donald Trump. Hegseth labeled the six lawmakers the “Seditious Six” in a post on X — in which he shared plans for the War Department to investigate one of them under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The video made by the “Seditious Six” was despicable, reckless, and false. Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of “good order and discipline.” Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in… https://t.co/UvLXChZnmF — Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) November 24, 2025 The video in question featured Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), and Sen. Mark Key (D-AZ) calling on members of the military to seriously consider whether or not orders coming from the White House were “lawful.” All but Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, previously served in the military. “The video made by the ‘Seditious Six’ was despicable, reckless, and false,” Hegseth wrote. “Encouraging our warriors to ignore the orders of their Commanders undermines every aspect of ‘good order and discipline.’ Their foolish screed sows doubt and confusion — which only puts our warriors in danger.” “Five of the six individuals in that video do not fall under @DeptofWar jurisdiction (one is CIA and four are former military but not ‘retired,’ so they are no longer subject to UCMJ),” he continued. “However, Mark Kelly (retired Navy Commander) is still subject to UCMJ—and he knows that. As was announced, the Department is reviewing his statements and actions, which were addressed directly to all troops while explicitly using his rank and service affiliation—lending the appearance of authority to his words. Kelly’s conduct brings discredit upon the armed forces and will be addressed appropriately.” Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday. In an earlier statement, the Department of War announced plans to “review” allegations against Kelly, who is still subject to the UCMJ because he is a retired Naval officer. The statement explained, “The Department of War reminds all individuals that military retirees remain subject to the UCMJ for applicable offenses, and federal laws such as 18 U.S.C. § 2387 prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces. Any violations will be addressed through appropriate legal channels.”

An illegal immigrant woman from Finland is accused of hurling hot coffee at a baby, its mother, and a dog during an altercation in New Smyrna, Florida, last week, The Daily Wire has learned. Nina Kristina Jaaskelainen, 54, allegedly yelled at the mother for having her dog off leash before she threw the coffee at them, according to WKMG. The illegal immigrant claimed that she threw the coffee on the dog because it agitated her own dog, while the mother, baby, and their pet were on her property. Jaaskelainen first came to the United States on a tourist visa in April 1999 and was required to leave by July that same year, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire. However, she ignored her visa expiration and remained in the country for 26 years. Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday. “For over TWO DECADES, Jaaskelainen has been in our country illegally, skirting the law without consequence. Now, this unhinged individual has assaulted a baby, a mother, and their family dog,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has since lodged a detainer with the Volusia County Jail to ensure that Jaaskelainen is handed over to the feds and processed for deportation, DHS said. The Volusia County sheriff’s office cooperates with federal immigration authorities, making it all the more likely that Jaaskelainen won’t be released onto the streets. Jaaskelainen admitted that she threw the coffee at the dog, while denying that she intentionally did so to the mother and baby, according to WKMG. She later pleaded not guilty, according to Fox 34. She now faces two counts of battery, according to WKMG.

CBS News anchor Margaret Brennan claimed on Sunday that nearly half of the illegal immigrants being deported by President Donald Trump’s administration had neither been charged nor convicted of any crimes — but the Department of Homeland Security took a different view of things. Brennan laid out the situation on “Face the Nation,” where she explained, “The number of detainees held by U.S. immigration and customs enforcement has reached a record high of nearly 66,000, according to data released Friday by DHS.” “Earlier this month, our Camilo Montoya-Galvez reported that roughly half of those in custody have no criminal charges or convictions on their record,” she added, claiming that they were “being held solely because of alleged civil violations of immigration law … 48% of current detainees lack criminal charges or convictions.” She went on to claim that the number of “non-criminal detainees” held by immigration officers had gone up more than 2,000% since Trump took office. She went on to share the most recent poling data stating that President Trump was slightly underwater on his handling of immigration — 45% approved, and 55% disapproved. Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday. The DHS struck back in an X post, however, and contested the data Brennan had put forth. “WRONG. ~ 70% of illegal aliens arrested have pending criminal charges or criminal convictions. Does CBS really want us to release accused murderers and rapists back on the streets?” the DHS post read. “But @FaceTheNation is right about one thing: our deportation operations are at a RECORD HIGH.” WRONG. ~ 70% of illegal aliens arrested have pending criminal charges or criminal convictions. Does CBS really want us to release accused murderers and rapists back on the streets? But @FaceTheNation is right about one thing: our deportation operations are at a RECORD HIGH. https://t.co/JFQ044rfZe — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) November 24, 2025 A number of others pushed back as well, criticizing Brennan’s efforts to frame the illegal actions of illegal immigrants as “less than” when compared to others who had broken the law. “100 percent of them are in the U.S. illegally. The real headline should be ‘Biden and Mayorkas allowed tens of thousands of violent criminal illegals to remain in the country,’ but these propagandists aren’t about to go there,” one said.

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A church in Bryan, Ohio recently notched a win that religious liberty advocates believe will set a new precedent after the city attempted to shut down the church using fire codes. Last Friday, Ohio’s Sixth District Court of Appeals reversed an injunction against the church, called Dad’s Place, and its pastor, Chris Avell, from being able to carry out religious ministry to the homeless and providing them with temporary shelter. The legal questions in the case centered around the relationship between religious liberty and municipal codes, with an eye to ensuring religious organizations are not unnecessarily burdened. Ryan Gardner, senior counsel for First Liberty Institute, told The Daily Signal that the law requires “the least restrictive test possible,” when dealing with religious organizations. “You have to infringe on religious liberty with as light a touch as possible. And that’s the test that the court says applies here, and that’s why it sent the case back down to the trial court to correctly apply that… test.” Gardner claimed, also referring to sentiments shared by Attorney General Dave Yost, that, in this case, Bryan, Ohio was seeking to use “petty tools of government to shut down a disfavored ministry” in the form of fire codes. The Daily Signal also reached out to Yost’s office for further comment on the case. A report from WTOL Toledo highlighted how the trial court must reconsider the case based not on the rational basis standard that had been used, but rather the strict scrutiny standard according to the Ohio Constitution Conscience Clause. Also relevant is the Ohio Supreme Court case of Humphrey v. Lane, a 2000 decision to do with grooming policies at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, which violated the practices of a Native American officer. The First Liberty Institute press release cited the opinion and its instructions for the lower court. “Because the trial court erred in failing to address [Dad’s Place’s] arguments under the Ohio Conscience Clause we must remand the case to the trial court for further proceedings. On remand, the trial court is directed to consider [Dad’s Place’s] claim under the Ohio Constitution and to reconsider [Dad’s Place’s] free exercise claim under the U.S. Constitution using a strict scrutiny analysis,” it read. A press release from First Liberty detailed how Bryan, Ohio has gone after Dad’s Place and Avell, using “multiple criminal and civil proceedings, including 18 criminal zoning charges, middle-of-the-night fire inspections, and both criminal and civil fire code prosecutions.” The press release also noted that this is “while city officials demand the church install an expensive fire suppression system, the city does not require any of its motels, most of its apartment complexes, and even a senior living facility to install fire suppression systems in their buildings.” Fire codes have been so onerous that many buildings have been grandfathered in, Gardner explained to The Daily Signal. These codes are often burdensome for-profit organizations, Gardner added, and Dad’s Place would not have been able to comply with the fire code restrictions. Gardner stressed that “vast discretion” is used to enforce fire codes, which, along with laws such as zoning codes and nuisance laws, are “highly discretionary” and can be used against organizations that may be deemed disfavored compared to others. The court’s holding, therefore, is “monumental for religious ministries” not merely in Ohio but “across the country,” Gardner explained. Gardner further applied this test to churches being more burdened than secular places during COVID-19 lockdowns, as well as recent U.S. Supreme Court cases. With Fulton v. Philadelphia, the Court in 2021 unanimously found that the City of Philadelphia violated a Catholic foster agency by refusing to renew a contract unless same-sex couples were allowed to be certified as foster parents. The Daily Signal reached out to the City of Bryan for comment on the case. Friday’s court win is not the end of the road, however. Pastor Chris Avell’s appeal of a criminal conviction against him is still pending. Nevertheless, Gardner sees such a victory as “a turning point in the case,” and one that means “the turkey is going to taste a little better” given how close the victory came to Thanksgiving. The post Ohio Church Secures a Win Against ‘Petty Tools of Government’ appeared first on The Daily Signal.

The White House reportedly plans to unveil a health policy framework including a two-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. While Congress awaits details, Republican senators say they will not support a deal without the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits taxpayers dollars from funding abortions. “We don’t have any details on this plan, but Sen. Young supports Hyde protections and believes it should apply to any taxpayer funded health care spending,” Leah Selk, press secretary for Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., told The Daily Signal. Another Republican senator who asked to remain anonymous told The Daily Signal any deal or legislation would have to at least include Hyde Amendment protections. President Donald Trump will ask Congress to pass a bill preventing Affordable Care Act subsidies from expiring next month, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to The Daily Signal. The White House has not specified if its framework will include the Hyde Amendment. “We are committed to upholding Americans’ values, but any official announcements of any specific plans will come from POTUS,” a White House official told The Daily Signal. While the announcement was first reported to be coming as early as Monday, a White House official told The Daily Signal that there is no health announcement planned for today. MS Now reported that the White House is delaying the healthcare proposal after significant congressional backlash. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., said he will wait to review the bill language before making final decision, but he maintains his commitment to making sure taxpayers don’t fund abortions. “Sen. Lankford will continue to push for strong Hyde protections, as federal law requires, and as he has always done,” a spokesman told The Daily Signal. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., will also not support a health care plan that funds Planned Parenthood, according to a spokesperson. The pro-life movement is on the same page, with Kelsey Pritchard of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America telling The Daily Signal her organization “will continue to oppose any healthcare plan that does not include that safeguard.” She said that is where the majority of senators are going to land as well. “We’ve seen many pledges of the importance of pro-life policy in the healthcare space,” Pritchard said. Senate Republicans differ on if they want to extend Obamacare at all. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., told reporters during the shutdown that to extend the subsidies would be to put more resources into a program that has not yielded results for Americans. House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., previously told The Daily Signal “there’s no reason to [extend] it.” “COVID is over,” he said. “The insurance companies have made billions of dollars off the enhanced tax credits. It’s about time to return to the pre-COVID level of tax credits with the original [Affordable Care Act] tax credits.” Still, many Senate offices have told pro-life movement leaders that they plan to insist Hyde was included in whatever health care framework the chamber lands on, according to Quena González, senior director of government affairs at Family Research Council. “I am sure that White House staff are very well aware of the concerns of pro-life Americans,” González added. “President Trump, in his first term, called himself, rightly, the most pro-life president in American history.” Sen. Bill Cassidy, chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, told The Daily Signal that “Republicans are very, very, very concerned” about making sure the health care plan doesn’t fund abortion. Cassidy proposed his own ACA funding bill which would use the current funding for enhanced premium tax credits to fund flexible spending accounts, or FSAs, for Obamacare eligible enrollees. In order to end the record 43-day shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., offered Democrats a vote on an ACA funding bill by the end of the second week of December. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., made another proposal called the “More Affordable Care Act,” which would enable Obamacare customers to use a “Trump Health Freedom Account” that resembles a health savings account. His plan is Hyde-compliant by restricting use of funds on abortion. But Senate Republicans will struggle to get the necessary 60 votes to pass any legislation that includes Hyde, whether it be the proposal from the White House, Cassidy, or Scott. “It’s a nonstarter,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., told NBC News. Since Republicans won’t vote for a bill without Hyde and Democrats won’t vote for a bill with it, reconciliation may be the chamber’s only option. Instead of needing 60 votes, a reconciliation bill only needs 50 votes in the Senate. Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger, R-Texas, favors this option, saying it’s the best way to reduce health care costs for Americans. “Our proposal will put power into patients’ hands by creating healthcare options that protect pre-existing conditions while giving families real alternatives to ObamaCare,” he wrote in the Wall Street Journal. “We’ll expand access to health savings accounts, grant employers more flexibility to help workers find coverage that fits their needs, and remove barriers to affordable generic and biosimilar drugs.” Last week, White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair expressed interest in a bipartisan health plan but said that “if that path is foreclosed, there is the partisan path of reconciliation as well.” Critics say this could be hard to get done before the end of the year, as it took Republicans months to use reconciliation to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill” over the summer. Pro-lifers would also have to overcome the Byrd rule, which is meant to restrict the process to budgetary policy only. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough—essentially the Senate referee—decides on whether or not provisions in the budget reconciliation process follow Senate rules.  But the pro-life coalition believes with enough preparation, senators can find a way to get Hyde restrictions on Obamacare subsidies through MacDonough. Due to pro-lifers’ hard work coming with language that prohibited Medicaid from funding abortions and transgender procedures in the Big, Beautiful Bill, MacDonough allowed the provision to pass. “In some sense, the Byrd Bath is real, and there are limits to what you can do on reconciliation,” said Family Research Council’s González. “But on the other hand, political will counts for a lot.” The post Republican Senators Require Abortion Restrictions to Support Trump’s Two-Year Obamacare Extension Proposal appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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