Kitchen Briefs - May 31, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM * Marco Rubio says the US will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Any sanction relief would need to include Iran giving up its enriched Uranium * Iranian outlets are saying Iran has stopped talking negotiations but liar liar pants are on fire Trump says talks continue * Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 4 more * The death toll in Ukraine is now up to 22 * House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations * The Trump administration paid $1B to a French company to NOT build offshore wind farms and instead invest in fossil fuel projects. Had the project gone through, it would have powered 1.3M homes and potentially saved ratepayers $10B. * Trump just signed an executive order on the oversight of AI to vet the national security risks up to a month before they go public * On May 15th, a $10M settlement was announced as the result of a 2023 investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital. They were to stop allowing transgender children from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapies along with revoking medical privileges of 3 current doctors and 2 former ones. They have to also create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of potential gender affirming patients * The White House Correspondent’s dinner has been rescheduled for July 24 * Stay tuned for California election updates and a special interview later today

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 AM * Israel continues to attack Lebanon with at least another 8 people killed and there was another attack on a hospital * At least 3 more have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli attacks * Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed 18 * Two people have been shot dead amid Kenya protests against the US Ebola quarantine center * Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of Federal Housing Finance as the acting director of national intelligence replacing Tulsi Gabbard * Newark mayor Ras Baraka is calling for the immediate closer of Delaney Hall and also threatening legal action if they do not get access to Delaney Hall * Marco Rubio is testifying before Congress today for the first time since the start of the Iran war * The New Mexico Truth Commission has begun investigating Epstein and his Zorro Ranch * Milli Vanilli has pulled out of the Freedom 250 concert * Tennessee has designated June as Nuclear Family Month defining a family as one husband, one wife and their children * It is primary day in 6 states, including here in California

Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 PM * Happy Pride Month * Trump claims he has not only had a call with Netanyahu but also with Hezbollah * An Israeli drone struck southern Lebanon * Netanyahu says he told Trump that Israel will continue to operate as planned into southern Lebanon. The Lebanese presidency says Hezbollah has said they’ll stop if Israel stops * This morning Tehran said negotiations are stopped and now Trump says they’re moving at a rapid pace * Florida is suing OpenAI saying it is not safe for children including aiding mass shootings and encouraging suicide * Anthropic has confidentially filed for IPO after a $65B round * An appeals court has ruled a Trump policy illegally banned transgender troops from the military * The DOJ says it strongly disagrees with the temporary blocking of Trump’s Anti Weaponization fund but will abide by it * On Sunday hackers got into the Instagram account of Chief Master Sergeant Of Space Force and posted pro-Iran propaganda and anti-US messages * The US is slashing the number of embassies in Africa that process visas in an effort to limit migration * A judge ruled that the hearing for Tyler Robinson who is accused of murdering Charlie Kirk will be public. This will be a preliminary hearing on evidence * Minnesota Republicans had their convention over the weekend and had a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the officer who murdered George Floyd

Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 AM * Breaking News: Iran has stopped negotiations with the US due to Israel’s continued strikes on Lebanon * Israel continues to expand attacks on Gaza and Lebanon * Iran targeted the US base in Kuwait but missiles were intercepted * The US has struck Iranian military sites over the weekend * Oil prices are going back up * Over 40 people have died in a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. There are 260 confirmed cases and 1100 more possible infections. Hundreds are protesting outside of Kenya’s Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens * Family visits with detainees at Delaney Hall in New Jersey have resumed * Yesterday Trump named US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack as Special Presidential Envoy to Syria and Iraq * Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accepted the JFK award for Courage and used his speech time to warn that Trump’s political stress test will wreck public trust * A new experimental pill is giving new hope for pancreatic cancer

Kitchen Briefs - May 31, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - May 31, 2026 * Trump has sent back revisions to Iran insisting on stricter terms around Iran’s nuclear capabilities and timelines regarding how the US will take control of and destroy Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile. He also wants the Strait of Hormuz opened without a toll permanently and is not liking the unfreezing of $12B * Iran says they’ve shot down a US drone above territorial waters that they allege was to conduct hostile operations * Netanyahu has ordered the expansion of invading Lebanon. The Lebanon death toll due to Israeli strikes is now at 3,412 with over 10K wounded since March 2nd. The death toll in Gaza is now at 72,939 with over 172K wounded since October 7, 2023 * Satellite imagery shows the erasure of southern Gaza as Israel expands control * Israel has also launched new incursions into southern Syria * France has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations * Violence erupted last night in Paris during celebrations of PSG’s League title * NASA has confirmed a meteor exploded over New England with the force of 300 tons of TNT * Trump is claiming that artists have gotten the "yips". Trump will now be the headliner * Trump wants a drone port on the roof of the White House * Newt Gingrich praised Trump on Truth Social * Today in New York City, the annual parade honoring Israel is taking place * Tensions and protests continue to rise outside of Delaney Hall in New Jersey with rubber bullets being shot at protesters last night. The mayor of Newark has issued a curfew from 9pm to 6am. Gov Sherrill stated last night that her main focus is to protect law enforcement