Kitchen Briefs

Kitchen Briefs - May 13, 2026 AM Israeli strikes have not only killed another 12 people, including 2 children in Lebanon but they’ve also bulldozed down at least 50 Palestinian shops for a settlement road project Iran says they are on standby and ready if the ceasefire goes away The ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is over and Russian drone attacks have already killed 13 in Ukraine Trump has a...

Kitchen Briefs - May 12, 2026 PM Trump said, "I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation." For the first time in three years inflation is outpacing wages Trump also told reporters that it won’t be long before the War in Iran ends Epstein survivors testified today in a shadow hearing The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to trump’s request to delay his payment of $83M to E. Jean Carr...

Kitchen Briefs - May 12, 2026 AM At least 3 more killed and 4 wounded in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks Iran’s chief negotiator has said the US must either accept peace terms or face failure According to CNN, Trump is frustrated so he’s thinking of restarting combat Trump posted to Truth Social images including a $100 bill, AI images of blowing up Iran’s boats and planes, Obama, Biden and Pelosi i...

Kitchen Briefs - May 11, 2026 PM Just in, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority allows Alabama to eliminate a congressional district held by a Black democrat Iran says they are ready to deliver a response to any aggression and the US will be surprised Israeli military is saying they intercepted a suspicious aerial target over southern Lebanon where their own military was occupying the area whi...

Kitchen Briefs - May 11, 2026 AM Iran foreign ministry spokesperson says the US has unreasonable demands while Trump says their response is stupid and is considering reviving Project Freedom. He said the ceasefire is on life support During a Maternal Health Care event hosted by Trump, he claimed he’s the father of fertility and then said Trump Derangement Syndrome is an actual disease. Dr Oz said...

Kitchen Briefs - May 10, 2026 Iran has sent their response to the US proposal and Trump says they’re playing games Israel continues to attack Lebanon today Israel secretly established a military base in Iraq’s western desert ahead of their attacks On Friday an email from Susie Wiles ordering White House staff to stop leaking things to the press was leaked Voice actor Hunter Peterson launched a Tik...

Kitchen Briefs - May 9, 2026 Israeli strikes in Lebanon are being called a massacre today with at least 19 people killed due to strikes on a residential building In Putin’s annual speech, he denounced NATO Canada is doubling down on work to reunite Ukrainian children 'stolen' by Russia A person has died at the Denver airport after jumping the fence and being struck by a Frontier airlines plane dur...

Kitchen Briefs - May 8, 2026 PM We are still awaiting Iran’s response to the 14 point proposal sent to them by the US Israeli strikes have killed 4 more in Lebanon Trump says Russia and Ukraine will observe a 3 day ceasefire during celebrations of the Soviet Union’s victory over nazi Germany A Virginia court has ruled their redistricting maps which citizens voted on are unconstitutional. This enco...

Kitchen Briefs - May 8, 2026 AM The US is expecting a response to their proposal from Iran today while the US claims it’s blocked 70 ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports. The ships have the capacity to hold 166M barrels of oil and is worth over $13B Israel continues drone strikes in Lebanon and has arrested a renowned Palestinain activist Mohammad Abu al-Hummus. He has been repeatedly arre...

Kitchen Briefs - May 7, 2026 PM The US has launched attacks on Iran again and please remember this is still day 69 of this war. Iran says attacks targeted two ships and civilian areas while CENTCOM claims American forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks. The US says this is not an end to the ceasefire or a restart of the war The CIA says the administration is wrong about Iran, they can econo...

Kitchen Briefs - May 7, 2026 AM A Federal Judge ordered the unsealing of Epstein’s alleged suicide note yesterday US Treasury Dept has issued new sanctions on Iraqi individuals and companies who they claim have ties to Iran backed entities Israel continues to attack Lebanon while Hezbollah says they hit an Israeli bulldozer with a drone Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo while Trump claims the Pope is...

Kitchen Briefs - May 6, 2026 PM Trump claims he had some very good talks with Iran and yet a US fighter jet shot out the rudder of an Iranian oil tanker today Israel is bombing Beirut’s southern suburb Trump said his autocorrect kept changing Melania to Melody and the military fixed it for him A massive crude oil short position worth roughly $920 million was reportedly placed about 70 minutes befo...

Kitchen Briefs - May 6, 2026 AM Project Freedom has been paused due to the great progress made in the Strait. Probably the best ever but Trump said if an agreement isn’t reached, the US will start "bombing Iran at a much higher level and intensity" Oil prices have dropped and stocks rose this morning According to the Washington Post, satellite images reveal Iranian attacks caused significantly mor...

Kitchen Briefs - May 5, 2026 PM Russian attacks have killed 26 in Ukraine Secretary of State Marco Rubio played his hand today as Press Secretary A Newsmax reporter today asked Hegseth and Jt Chiefs of Staff Caine when Trump decided to capitulate on his promise to the Iranian people that they would have control of their government Iran is saying their attacks on the UAE were actually aimed for the...

Kitchen Briefs - May 5, 2026 AM Israel is extending the detention of 2 activists they took from the Gaza bound mutual aid flotilla boat until at least May 10th. They are from Spain and Brazil The UAE says it has intercepted 15 missiles and 4 drones from Iran Israel continues its attack on Lebanon and launched raids on two more towns. Since the so-called ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 834 Pa...

Kitchen Briefs - May 4, 2026 PM This is the 100th Kitchen Brief!!!! Trump is hitting social media early today sharing posts about how his ballroom is necessary, AI images of how he’s a leader because he doesn’t kneel or bow and claims he’s made the US $45B with his intel investment There’s a new documentary called Everyone Is Lying To You About Money by Ben McKenzie Hegseth will be holding a press...

Kitchen Briefs - May 4, 2026 AM Project Freedom is what Trump is calling a naval mission guiding stranded ships out of the Strait. Iran says this is a breach of the ceasefire and claim two missiles hit a US frigate which is a warship. The US denies that. The UAE is responding to Iranian drone attacks and are reporting a fire at an oil facility Israeli strikes have struck 6 new Lebanese towns and 6...

Kitchen Briefs - May 3, 2026 Trump is reviewing Iran’s proposed plan in between posting about how low IQ Bill Maher is and comparing him to a less funny Jimmy Kimmel. The IRGC says Trump “must choose between an impossible military operation or a bad deal” Israel has approved a deal to buy F35 and F15 fighter jets from Lockheed and Boeing which equates to an approximately $118B deal Russian drone s...

Kitchen Briefs - May 2, 2026 In Lebanon, the death toll after 2 months is now 2,659, with 8,183 people injured, another 41 in the last 24 hours. Israeli forces also killed 7 in Gaza in the last 24 hours with their current death toll since October 7, 2023 to 72,608. Since their so-called ceasefire in October, 828 people have been killed. Israel has also just carried out further air attacks in Leban...

Kitchen Briefs - May 1, 2026 PM Federal Appeals Court has rejected access to abortion pills via mail Trump is not happy with the new proposal from Iran and said we might just not be able to get to a deal Trump also said today that the US has already won the war but he wants to win by a bigger margin Israeli attacks have killed 12 more in Lebanon Trump said he’s hiking tariffs on cars from the EU f...

Kitchen Briefs - May 1, 2026 AM - Republicans have said Trump can decide on whether he needs to ask for permission from Congress to extend the war - Israel is intensifying their strikes against Lebanon. They have demolished a monastery and a nuns’ school. This after blowing up homes, shops, roads and various landmarks in the town Iran has sent over a new proposal - The Dept of Defense has signed a...

Kitchen Briefs - April 30, 2026 PM The House has passed a budget to fund DHS and end the partial government shutdown did not include funding for ICE Donnie Jr and his finance have decided it wouldn’t able appropriate to have a big White House wedding with a war raging This afternoon Trump says he has not ruled out resuming attacks on Iran. This morning I said 14 people in Lebanon were killed and t...

Kitchen Briefs - April 29, 2026 PM Democratic Congressman Pat Ryan didn’t mince his words to Hegseth when he called for his resignation today over the death of 6 service members Trump and his top advisors want to continue with US blockades of the Strait of Hormuz and laying the groundwork for a longer term closure of it Trump is claiming that the timetables of the wars in Iran and Ukraine could en...

Kitchen Briefs - April 29, 2026 AM Congress is hearing from Secretary Hegseth who is defending his $1.5T budget 5 more people have been killed in Lebanon from Israeli attacks Iran has been trying to get around sanctions by using Crypto and now Trump has frozen $344M in crypto assets The Supreme Court has tossed out Louisiana’s contested congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymandering Calif...

Kitchen Briefs - April 28, 2026 PM Earlier today I mentioned that today is day 60 of the war in Iran. Under the War Powers Act of 1973, the President must terminate the use of Armed Forces in hostilities within 60 days of notifying Congress of military action unless Congress declares war, authorizes the use of military force, or grants a 30-day extension. Senator Adam Schiff of California is intro...