Kitchen Briefs

Kitchen Briefs - July 5, 2026 A 4 month old Palestinian boy has died after Israeli forces blocked his urgent medical transfer through a military checkpoint Two more people have been killed by an Israeli drone attack in Gaza The death toll in Lebanon continues to rise and is now at 4,304 since March 2nd Netanyahu says his relationship with Trump is excellent while Trump says Netanyahu knows who the...

Kitchen Briefs - June 29, 2026 Trump has announced the US will meet with Iran tomorrow and Iran said what? Trump he's responsible for oil prices going down Iran says $6B of the $12B in frozen assets held by Qatar will be released to them Israeli forces have killed 4 more Palestinians in Gaza including a child The Supreme Court denied Trump’s appeal and he has to pay E. Jean Carroll $5M for sexual...

Kitchen Briefs - June 28, 2026 The US has bombed Iran for a 2nd day and Iran has launched retaliatory attacks on US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran claims they have destroyed 8 US military bases while the US says no The death toll in Lebanon continues to rise from Israeli attacks and is now at 4,247 4 more people been killed in Gaza due to Israeli strikes Israel has started to also attack a vill...

Kitchen Briefs - June 27, 2026 The US struck Iran’s missile, drone and radar facilities. Iran is responding by targeting US military bases in Bahrain, home of the US Navy’s 5th fleet Israel is raiding several towns in the occupied West Bank. Israel also made a drone attack targeting a tent shelter of displaced Palestinians, killing 2 Palestinians, including a young girl It’s exam time in Gaza with...

Kitchen Briefs - June 26, 2026 In Venezuela there are now over 900 deaths and over 3000 are injured due to the earthquakes Israeli settlers have set fire to agricultural land in the West Bank, raided a mosque in the West Bank and assaulted worshippers, and assaulted a detained a Palestinian man at a compound in Jerusalem. Israel has said they’ve killed 7 more people and are alleging they had Hezbo...

Kitchen Briefs - June 25, 2026 PM The death toll in Venezuela is now at 188 with over 1500 people injured. The US has pledged $150M in humanitarian aid A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile near Oman, putting an evacuation effort for ships in the Strait on hold Oil prices went up Israel continues to strike Lebanon, at least 10 times today despite the ceasefire The White House submitte...

Kitchen Briefs - June 25, 2026 AM 2 powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela yesterday killing at least 164 people, injuring 1,000 and at least 11,000 are missing. These were the strongest earthquakes for the region in over a century Israel continues to attack Lebanon, today they burned down houses after warning residents yesterday to evacuate their village Iran’s top negotiator denies that unfrozen ass...

Kitchen Briefs - June 24, 2026 PM Trump met with GOP senators for lunch The Justice Department has announced arrests in a sophisticated drone network used to deliver meth, phones and weapons to prisons A federal judge has permanently barred Trump from implementing his executive order which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote The Justice Department...

Kitchen Briefs - June 24, 2026 AM Today is the 4 year anniversary of the Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v Wade and stripped women of their right to access an abortion Israel has reduced their attacks on Lebanon but are still attacking. Today a 29 year old Palestinian man was shot and at least 2 people have been killed in drone attacks in southern Lebanon Additional drone strikes in Gaza have...

Kitchen Briefs - June 23, 2026 PM The Senate has just passed the War Powers Resolution 50-48 for the first time which requires Trump seek congressional approval before resuming hostilities with Iran Trump said he thinks it would be a good idea to run for a third term. He also said we’ve had 47 years worth of presidents Eli Lilly’s experimental obesity drug, Triple G, has reportedly been given to a...

Kitchen Briefs - June 23, 2026 AM A fifth round of talks between Lebanon and Israel have begun in DC Trump is insisting there is no further blockade in the Strait and that Iran has agreed to inspections while Iran says they have no plans for international inspections Israel’s far-right national security minister said today that Israel is capable of defying Trump and there should not be a ceasefire...

Kitchen Briefs - June 22, 2026 PM Although it seems progress has been made in negotiation talks with Iran, Trump is still saying "I will do what I have to do" while Iran says "we do not trust the enemy" Vance says Iran will allow nuclear inspectors from the US back into the country The death toll in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks is now at 4,175 A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently reva...

Kitchen Briefs - June 22, 2026 AM Talks have concluded in Switzerland where Vance said progress has been made despite a little bit of threats and a little bit of whining Oil prices dropped US Treasury Secretary Bessent issued a general license for Iran that authorizes the production, delivery and sale of crude oil through August 21 and Iran is opening the Strait again And yes, the rest of the A-te...

Kitchen Briefs - June 20, 2026 Israeli strikes killed at least 32 in Lebanon and Iran said that’s enough and closed the Strait. Israel has also struck Gaza killing at least 10 people including a cameraman for Al Jazeera when it targeted a house in a refugee camp Trump is doubling down on his claims that Italy’s Meloni begged him for a photo The US will no longer fund HIV programs in South Africa a...

Kitchen Briefs - June 19, 2026 Happy Juneteenth! Today marks the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and ensure freedom from slavery…2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed! Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to renew their ceasefire and a half hour later Israel has struck southern Lebanon 12 times Trump doesn’t like th...

Kitchen Briefs - June 18, 2026 PM 8 Muslim-majority countries are blaming Israel for arson attacks on West Bank mosques The start of the 60 day negotiation period is today Israel and the US held negotiations today to maintain their military deployment in southern Lebanon The US Treasury has imposed sanctions on some Lebanese officials for allegedly aiding Hammas The White House Office of Managemen...

Kitchen Briefs - June 18, 2026 AM The agreement between the US and Iran has been signed but Israel continues to strike Lebanon and killing 3 more people. Many Republicans think the deal is bad Trump is claiming to get what he wanted which is avoiding an economic catastrophe Trump took to Truth Social to advise that anyone who thinks he hasn’t been tough enough on Iran are fools who are either jeal...

Kitchen Briefs - June 17, 2026 PM Israeli media outlets not fans of the US/Iran agreement Trump says the US military will remain in the gulf for a while The death toll in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks is now at 3,884 and they have forcibly displaced over 1M people The Federal Reserve is holding rates A judge sentenced the Gilgo Beach murderer to 3 life sentences plus 25 years to life on four othe...

Kitchen Briefs - June 17, 2026 AM Trump says the deal with Iran is a memorandum of understanding and "if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head" Oil prices are back up In regards to the agreement, it’s all about the economic relief to Iran Trump has canceled the hearings for his newest Director of National Intelligence pick, Jay C...

Kitchen Briefs - June 16, 2026 PM Israel is not backing down in Lebanon Iran says Israel has violated the ceasefire 84 times since Sunday and that they should expect a harsh response if the attacks continue The US denied Israel’s request to review the deal before signing it Oil prices continue to drop The Dept of Education has moved oversight of special education to the Dept of Human Health Servic...

Kitchen Briefs - June 16, 2026 AM Trump is voicing his frustrations with Netanyahu saying he’s not happy and that he needs to be more responsible in Lebanon Iran claims there’s wording in the agreement in which the US accepted to ensure an end to all hostilities including in Lebanon Oil is down to $80 a barrel The US has been using an Iranian smuggling tactic and our military has been overseeing s...

Kitchen Briefs - June 15, 2026 PM Israel doesn’t appear to be happy about the US Iran agreemen According to JD Vance, the US and Iran agreement includes not just the $24B in frozen assets being unfrozen but also if Iran honors their end of the obligation, they’ll have access to a $300B reconstruction fund Iran will be playing their first game in the World Cup this evening against New Zealand Cabo...

Kitchen Briefs - June 15, 2026 AM An agreement has been reached between the US and Iran and despite no details A Lebanese politician said this is bad for Israel and feels they’ll do whatever they can to derail the deal. Israel is already saying they’re not a party of the agreement therefore they are not bound to it An Israeli drone attack has killed 2 more including a child in Gaza City Russian st...

Kitchen Briefs - June 14, 2026 Today we remember Melissa and Mark Hortman who were killed a year ago along with their dog Gilbert The US and Iran are close to signing an agreement but Israel is still attacking Lebanon. Trump said striking Beirut should not have happened. The signing is set to be in a couple of hours and was delayed because of Israel Israel claims they’ve killed a senior Hezbollah...

Kitchen Briefs - June 13, 2026 Trump says the US-Iran deal will be signed tomorrow and the Strait of Hormuz will be opened to everyone Trump said that when all is calm, the US will get the nuclear dust from Iran and destroy it 5 more have died in Lebanon due to Israeli attacks. Israel is stating they’ve killed 7 Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon Israel has also attacked Gaza City again injuring one Ca...