Here are 3 big things you need to know—

One — The White House is denying a report that President Trump is considering removing FBI Director Kash Patel in the coming months.  On Tuesday MSNow cited three people with knowledge of the situation, who say Patel's top aides have become frustrated with headlines generated by Patel, and that top FBI official Andrew Bailey is being considered to replace him.  Later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted on X, saying the story was completely made up.

Two ---  A pair of turkeys are enjoying presidential pardons.  President Trump signed the paperwork for Gobble and Waddle yesterday in the Rose Garden.  Trump took a shot at former President Biden, saying the turkey pardons last year were determined to be invalid because they were signed by an auto-pen. 

And number three --- The Thanksgiving travel rush is on.  The TSA expects to screen over 18-million flyers between today and next Tuesday, and today's the busiest with 52-thousand flights scheduled nation-wide.  Officials say air traffic control staffing is back up to pre-government shutdown levels, and flights are largely on-schedule.