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Kitchen Briefs is a quick daily update on the headlines that matter. From her kitchen, Michelle Glogovac breaks down the news in three minutes or less, explaining what’s happening in politics, what it actually means, and what you should be paying attention to.
Kitchen Briefs - April 12, 2026
#63
Today at 6:25 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 12, 2026
JD Vance, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner failed at the peace talks with IranIran says the Strait of Hormuz is open for civilian use while Trump announced a blockade for the straitIraq is sending aid to LebanonCNN is reporting that Trump wants to use Magic Paint on the outside of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to make it a bright white despite warnings that such paint could damage the historic graniteAll of the endorsements Eric Swalwell had have been revoked in under 24 hoursKitchen Briefs - April 11, 2026
#62
Yesterday at 6:40 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 11, 2026
The first phase of in person ceasefire talks have concluded with the US and Iran exchanging written texts to ensure they’re on the same page One of the road blocks is that the US isn’t able to guarantee that Israel will stop bombing LebanonThe other major obstacle is around disagreements on the Strait of Hormuz The US military claims two US ships have gone through the Strait on a mine clearing mission but Iranian media denies thatStrikes on Lebanon continued killing 5 and injuring a paramedic Manhattan DA is launching an investigation into the...Kitchen Briefs - April 10, 2026 PM
#61
Last Friday at 9:45 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 10, 2026 PM
Pakistan confirms the arrival of the Iranian delegation for talks while the US is apparently ignoring Iran’s demands before the talk. Meanwhile Iran says it will not participate in peace talks without Lebanon ceasefireCongressman Jamie Raskin is calling for Trump to take cognitive testsTrump is telling staffers that anyone within 200 feet of the Oval office will be pardoned before he leaves officeIn the California Governor’s race, Congressman Eric Swalwell is being called upon to step down due to the accusation of a former staff member who said she was sexually assaulted and...Kitchen Briefs - April 10, 2026 AM
#60
Last Friday at 3:40 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 10, 2026 AM
Yesterday Israel said they want to talk ceasefire with Lebanon but are still bombing them. They claim to have eliminated 1400 Hezbollah500 Irish Petrol stations could be without fuel by tonight Inflation is up JD Vance has departed for PakistanArtemis II to land in the waters near San Diego today at 5pm Pacific timeThe US Postal Service announced they will suspend employer contributions to the Federal Employees Retirement System to preserve cash. In 2025, they reported a loss of $9B and could run out of cash by 2027In Melania Epstein news, Paolo Zampolli has come...Kitchen Briefs - April 9, 2026 PM
#59
Last Thursday at 11:40 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 9, 2026 PM
Israel is suddenly wanting to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanon, this after striking southern Lebanon today and killing 300 peopleTrump says Iran is doing a very poor job of allowing oil ships through the Strait. He’s also upset that he’s hearing rumors that Iran is charging to go through the StraitRussia and Ukraine have agreed to a truce for for Orthodox Easter which is this coming SundayThe big news of today was First Lady Melania Trump holding a press conference regarding the Epstein Files.Trump claims he had no idea Melania was goin...Kitchen Briefs - April 9, 2026 AM
#58
Last Thursday at 3:45 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 9, 2026 AM
Amid the worst attacks on Lebanon by Israel, Lebanon’s hospitals may run out of vital supplies within daysChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine said yesterday that US Forces are ready to resume combat if diplomacy failsTrump is already talking about his next conquestThe UK is rejecting the part of the ceasefire plan that charges $2M to go through the Strait since it’s an international waterwayJD Vance has been spending time in Hungary endorsing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban while claiming the EU was responsible for one of the...Kitchen Briefs - April 8, 2026 PM
#57
Last Wednesday at 11:30 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 8, 2026 PM
An Israeli drone attacked killed Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Wishah in GazaNetanyahu and Trump claim Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire plan, but in fact the 10 point proposal did include Lebanon and Yemen. JD Vance will now be leading negotiations with Iran in Pakistan this weekend. He’s kicked off first impressions by saying Iran would be "dumb to let talks collapse over Lebanon"Trump is claiming China helped get Iran to negotiate4 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz today. On a normal day it’s 150You know who is winning in a...Kitchen Briefs - April 8, 2026 AM
#56
Last Wednesday at 4:35 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 8, 2026 AM
Breaking News: Iran has just announced they’re already limiting ships from passing through the Strait due to Israeli strikes on LebanonYes, we have a 2 week ceasefire but Iran’s 10 point proposal makes it obvious that they’ve won this one. It used to be free to cross the Strait of Hormuz and now it will cost $2M per ship. Trump says we’ll be bringing supplies and just "hangin around" and that the $2M might be a joint ventureIsrael continues heavy strikes on Lebanon while Israel and Trump say yeah because Lebanon wasn’t i...Kitchen Briefs - April 7, 2026 PM
#55
Last Tuesday at 11:05 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 7, 2026 PM
King of Flip Flopping President Trump has agreed to a ceasefire with Iran for the next two weeks subject to the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. No immediate reply from IranThere is secondhand information that Pete Hegseth recommended several targets that were rejected because they were civilian sitesJournalist Shelli Kittleson who was kidnapped in Baghdad last week has been released on the condition she must leave the country immediatelyICE agents shot a man in Patterson, CA during a targeted vehicle stop. The man, Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez is allegedly an 18th street...Kitchen Briefs - April 7, 2026 AM
#54
Last Tuesday at 3:45 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 7, 2026 AM
Trump is double downing on his threats and saying Iran civilization will die while the IRGC says it will hit beyond the region. Iran is also calling for human chains to protect power plants. Trump spoke to a Fox news reporter and said again that at 8pm Eastern time there is going to be an attack like they have not seenUS strikes have already escalated on Kharg IslandRep Ansari is filing articles of impeachment for Pete Hegseth but realistically nothing will happen because RepublicansMarkwayne Mullin is considering pulling customs agents from airports in...Kitchen Briefs - April 6, 2026 PM
#53
Last Tuesday at 12:00 AM
Kitchen Briefs - April 6, 2026 PM
President Trump has gone off the rails completely. His press conference today was beyond unhinged filled with threats of jail journalists to criticizing South Korea and emphasizing his friendship with Kim Jong Un and then using the R word again to describe President Biden. He also said he doesn’t know if his plan is to escalate or deescalate yet he also said the entire country of Iran could be taken in a matter of hours, perhaps tomorrow. He believes he’s going to go learn Spanish and run for President of Venezuela. Toda...Kitchen Briefs - April 6, 2026 AM
#52
Last Monday at 4:40 PM
Kitchen Briefs - April 6, 2026 AM
Iran has delivered a response to Pakistan about the US proposal to end the war which includes protocol for the strait and lifting sanctions. They reject the ceasefire and are demanding for an endIran is claiming that the efforts to rescue the crewmember over the weekend exceeded just that and believe the US stole enriched uranium. Although there is no credible evidence to support that, the fact is that the operational scale and strategic location raise flagsSharif University in Iran has been bombed. This is comparable to MIT and many engineers from the...Kitchen Briefs - April 5, 2026
#51
04/05/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 5, 2026
The missing crew member from the F15 has been rescued. The military operation involved the CIA and the destruction of at least 2 US military aircraft Trump continues to prove how unhinged and deranged he is. He’s on a media tour saying he’s going to blow everything up and also that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are leading negotiation talksTrump took to Truth Social with a special Easter message saying: "Tuesday will be Power Plant day and bridge day, all wrapped up in one in Iran. There will be nothing like it! Open the...Kitchen Briefs - April 4, 2026
#50
04/04/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 4, 2026
The US and Iran are racing to find the missing pilotHow did Iran take down the F-15? Turns out there’s a tutorial online that the Chinese put out that details passive sensor tactics. Highly skilled civilians with STEM backgrounds are sharing technical military analyses online to assist IranUS Central Command which is a regional combatant command responsible for U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of South Asia normally updates on XTrump says Iran has 48 hours left on his 10 day threat before “hell will rain down” while Iran says t...Kitchen Briefs - April 3, 2026 PM
#49
04/03/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 3, 2026 PM
Update from earlier one of the two crew members who ejected from their plane over Central Iran has been rescued. Another aircraft was shot down but the pilot has been rescuedTrump is dismantling the US Forest ServiceTrump is trying to cut $73 Billion to housing, social services, healthcare, NASA, and other domestic programs to fund $1.5 Trillion military spending in 2027Trump is back to obsessing over Alcatraz and wants $152M to cover the first year’s of costs to reopen it into a secure prisonThe US is willing to insure up to $40 billion in potential lo...Kitchen Briefs - April 3, 2026 AM
#48
04/03/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 3, 2026 AM
A US fighter jet has been shot down in central Iran. State media and an unnamed US official both confirm. A US search helicopter looking for the pilots has also been struckSeven rockets have been launched from southern Lebanon towards northern IsraelThis after Israeli strikes hit water facilities in Southern Lebanon, cutting vital servicesA US Israeli drone strike has hit a humanitarian aid warehouse in Iran2000 more prisoners are set to be released from Cuba as Trump has made it clear he wants a change in leadership and placed an oil embargo on...Kitchen Briefs - April 2, 2026 PM
#47
04/02/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 2, 2026 PM
IRGC claims new strikes on Amazon Data Centers in Bahrain and DubaiPam Bondi is out Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down immediatelyToday is in fact liberation day. It’s officially one year since Trump liberated families from their hard-earned money and socked them with higher costs implementing his tariffs. The ballroom just got the green light again from a commission of Trump loyalists who sit on the National Capital Planning commissionAnd today in history, Pope John Paul II died in 2005, John Gotti was convicted in 1992 and Global Co...Kitchen Briefs - April 2, 2026 AM
#46
04/02/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 2, 2026 AM
Today the US and Israel are targeting a centuries old medical research center in Tehran, a bridge near the capital and steel plants todayYesterday Trump said people refer to him as King and compared himself to Jesus on Palm SundayOil prices continue to surge to $110/barrel and stocks fallThe US Embassy in Iraq is urging US citizens to leave after threats from IranTrump is talking about getting rid of Pam Bondi and blaming any bad press on Karoline LeavittAP news has fact checked last night's rambleMarkwayne Mullins’ first order of business has been to...Kitchen Briefs - April 1, 2026 PM
#45
04/01/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 1, 2026 PM
Artemis II has launched for its orbit around the moonPresident Trump will be addressing us this evening and has already said he plans on telling everyone how great he isMeanwhile the President of Iran issued an open letter to America. He defended Iran’s actions said they were not a threat. He blamed the United States for escalating the conflict and argued that the actions of strikes on infrastructures and citizens could amount to war crimes. He criticized U.S. foreign policy history, and urged Americans to question the justification and consequences of th...Kitchen Briefs - April 1, 2026 AM
#44
04/01/2026
Kitchen Briefs - April 1, 2026 AM
Over one month into this war and Trump is finally going to address the nation tonight. He's also talking about leaving NATOTrump claims Iran’s new president has asked for a ceasefire but that Trump wants the Strait reopened as a conditionThe Supreme Court is currently hearing the case on limiting birthright citizenship and in yet another first, Trump is sitting inYesterday I shared that the aircrew who flew over Kid Rock’s pool were suspended…nope Joy Ann Reid shared last night that Israel has opened the sewage water dam into the Wadi G...Kitchen Briefs - March 31, 2026 PM
#43
03/31/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 31, 2026 PM
Trump has just said that the US military will leave Iran in the next two to three weeksAmerican journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad today The Iran Military Media account on X posted the following today: Dear people of America, we know this war is not your war with IRAN and will will not forget your support over the past month. With us, the missiles. With you, the streets. Do not doubt that all of us, together, will defeat the stupid, war-mongering yellow pig!A judge has blocked the White House ballroom...Kitchen Briefs - March 31, 2026 AM
#42
03/31/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 31, 2026 AM
The Supreme Court has backed the challenge to conversion therapy ban in Colorado. The argument is that the law bans talk therapy claiming to violate the First AmendmentAt least 11 people, including three children and two mothers, were killed in a strike on the Iranian city of Mahallat Israel has passed a law introducing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killing IsraelisIran is threatening US tech companies in the region and includes Boeing, Tesla, Meta, Google and AppleTrump is telling the UK and other countries who are now unable to get jet fuel...Kitchen Briefs - March 30, 2026 PM
#41
03/30/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 30, 2026 PM
The UAE has announced that distance learning will continue until at least mid-AprilA reporter asked Karoline Leavitt about Trump’s threats and how they actually are war crimesOil prices settled today at just over $102, the highest since 2022Lindsey Graham is suddenly changing his tune and telling Trump to wind down the warWait times at TSA are starting to return to normal now that TSA employees are receiving their paychecksThe Michigan synagogue attack that happened earlier this month was indeed an act of terrorism inspired by HezbollahThe Army is now investigating after MAGA follower Ki...Kitchen Briefs - March 30, 2026 AM
#40
03/30/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 30, 2026 AM
We are officially into the 5th week of this war that Trump claimed would take four weeks or less. This morning Trump threatened again to obliterate Iran if a peace deal is not met. He’s threatening to hit civilian infrastructure which is actually a war crimeThe US and Israel has struck 75 police stations in Iran. Al Jazeera says it’s an effort to make the Iranian state collapseThe NY Times reports that the US used a new weapon called the Precision Strike Missile Israel has dropped over 80 explosives on Tehran’s weapon produc...Kitchen Briefs - March 29, 2026
#39
03/29/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 29, 2026
The Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in IranPhotos show and confirm that Israeli strikes at a US base in Saudi Arabia ​​destroyed a US E-3 Sentry surveillance aircraft and multiple KC-135 refueling tankers while wounding at least 12 American service membersMeet The Press Philippines, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have gone to four day work weeksThailand has suspended fuel exports, instructed govt employees to work from home and to increase temperatures at home to save electricityVietnam is encouraging remote work, public transport and seeking alternative oil suppliesMyanmar & Cambodia have implemented odd-even fuel rationing syst...Kitchen Briefs - March 28, 2026
#38
03/28/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 28, 2026
Israeli strikes kills journalists in LebanonWHO says five separate attacks on Southern Lebanon kill nine paramedicsYemen’s Iran backed Houthi rebels enter the war with missile strikes against IsraelTrump confirmed to FOX the CIA briefed him that Iran’s new leader may be gayIran is claiming to have struck targets in Kuwait and Dubai and that they killed 500 Marines. Centcom claims no personnel have been attacked in DubaiNew Anti Fraud Task ForceTrump likes losersLast night the House passed a funding bill that the senate already rejected and rejected the Senate funding bill that passed at 3...Kitchen Briefs - March 27, 2026 PM
#37
03/27/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 27, 2026 PM
According to US Central Command over 300 service members have been injured due to the War in IranUS stock market closes out the worst week ever since the war in Iran startedThe House did not pass the funding bill but Trump went ahead and signed an executive order to pay TSA employees back pay and current pay. According to NPR it’s unclear where this money will come from and if it’s even legalThe White House has just launched an official appFCC Chair Brendan Carr bragged about the Trump administrations media takeover Hegseth remo...Kitchen Briefs - March 27, 2026 AM
#36
03/27/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 27, 2026 AM
Iran targets Saudi capitol, hits Kuwait port and warns that gulf hotels hosting US troops are legitimate military targetsLebanon is facing a humanitarian catastrophe under Israeli strikeIsrael vows to escalate strikes on IranOvernight 5 Senators approved a funding bill to fund DHS and parts of CBP but not ICE. Now it heads to the House for approvalIranian hackers have claimed to have hacked into Kash Patel’s email and released photos and more. The Justice Dept confirms the breachTrump has decided to tell people he’s going to ignore refunding tariffs despite a court orde...Kitchen Briefs - March 26, 2026 PM
#35
03/26/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 26, 2026 PM
Trump claims peace talks are going very well and halts his energy strike plans for another 10 daysIran has banned their sports teams from traveling to countries deemed hostileAustralia is banning people outside the country holding visitor visas linked to Iranian passports from entering for 6 monthsWall street has it’s worst day since the war startedThere is a new Covid variant on the rise called CicadaEvita Duffy-Alfonso said that unmarried women tend to “vote very, very poorly” — without “the security of a male” The original Bond girl Ursula Andres is celebrating today as $23M of her prope...Kitchen Briefs - March 26, 2026 AM
#34
03/26/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 26, 2026 AM
Israel and the US say an IRGC navy commander has been killed by Israeli strikesThe US demands Iran accept defeat or be hit harder than beforeIsrael is expanding a buffer zone into south LebanonTrump is holding a cabinet meeting and he has said that all of his leaders pretty much agree that they’re doing a phenomenal job.Speaker Mike Johnson gives Trump a participation awardToday Nicholas Maduro the former leader of Venuzuela will appear in courtJoe Kent former DOD is offering to testify on behalf of Tyler Robinson Michael Flynn, former national se...Kitchen Briefs - March 25, 2026 PM
#33
03/25/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 25, 2026 PM
Iran says no talks and Trump threatens to hit harderKKKaroline Leavitt says “if you’ve heard it from POTUS, then obviously it’s true.” For the 9th consecutive time, Republicans rejected the bill presented by the Democrats to fund DHS At a monthly Pentagon Christian service, Hegseth prayed for violence against those who deserve no mercy. Former chief of staff for Republican state senator Rauscher of Alaska, Craig Scott Valdez has been arrested for child sex exploitation and sex traffickingA Los Angeles just awarded $3M in damages to a 20 yr old woman from Chico fr...Kitchen Briefs - March 25, 2026 AM
#32
03/25/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 25, 2026 AM
Army raised their enlistment ageTrump shares classified documents to help his personal business dealsDemocrats flip 2 seats in FloridaTrump is enjoying videos on strikes in Iran but isn't watching the entire pictureIran mocks the US and rejects ceasefire proposalFormer MN Gov Jesse Ventura says Barron should enlistAl Jazeera is reporting insider trading over Iran and oil pricesPete Hegseth's pastor shows his true kindness and Christianity on a podcastKitchen Briefs - March 24, 2026 PM
#31
03/24/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 24, 2026 PM
Trump calls it a "war" but claims the media is what is keeping it alive1000+ more troops being deployedA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from sending Kilmar Abrego Garcia to LiberiaSauci Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is urging for the war to continuePakistan is offering to help with peace talks and there are suggestions that Vance should help outKuwait didn't mean to shoot US planes down with US missilesDelta airlines stops perks for government officials until they get their ish togetherGrocery prices are going to riseMinnesota is suing the administration...Kitchen Briefs - March 24, 2026 AM
#30
03/24/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 24, 2026 AM
War in Iran updateTrump mails in his ballot in FloridaMarkwayne Mullin confirmed head of DHSRepublicans claiming confidence to fund DHSThe US is insolvent...$6T in assets but over $47T in liabilitiesPentagon limiting all media access nowTrump calls young women in the halls beautiful and says the National Guard will come to airports where neededPublic Form today on how ICE affects kidsA vote is expected tonight on Senator Chris Murphy's War Powers Resolution since Trump didn't have Congressional approval for this WARCalifornia gubernatorial debate for tonight has been cancelledKitchen Briefs - March 23, 2026 PM
#29
03/23/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 23, 2026 PM
Trump says Iran has one more chance at peace. Iran says fake news.ICE is now at 14 airports and going to more. Photos and videos show current agents doing literally nothing at airports.SFO clarified why ICE agents arrested a woman last night.Secretary Duffy says fasten your seat belts.Trump stops at Graceland.A jury has found Bill Cosby liable for sexual assault in 1972 and awards the woman $19M.My current read and recommendation is Served Him Right by Lisa UngerKitchen Briefs - March 23, 2026 AM
#28
03/23/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 23, 2026 AM
Air Canada Express collides with fire truck at La Guardia AirportICE agents have been deployed to 13 US airportsICE at San Francisco airport last night detain a womanTrump has walked back his threats and claims to be talking to Iran. They don't know what he's talking about.Israel continues to strike Iran and Lebanon and kill one of their own civiliansUS Supreme Court is hearing a Mississippi case on mail-in ballotsCA Sheriff Chad Bianco has seized 650K ballotsKitchen Briefs - March 22, 2026
#27
03/22/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 22, 2026
ICE is coming to an airport near youCuba is preparing for potential military action against the USTrump uses social media to threaten Iran who must be following him because they threatened back. Trump also calls Radical Left Democrats the "greatest enemy in America"...sounds like a threat to me210 children have died in Iran due to this warKitchen Briefs - March 21, 2026
#26
03/21/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 21, 2026
Oil sanctions lifted for IranRobert Muller has died and Trump expresses how he's incapable of empathyTrump threatens for ICE to be deployed to airports while Musk offers to fund TSAToday in history...First major rock and roll concert, Alcatraz was closed, march from Selma to Montgomery startedGood news...monarch butterflies are surging in MexicoKitchen Briefs - March 20, 2026 PM
#25
03/20/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 20, 2026 PM
Elon Musk held liable for $44BTrump Quotes of the DayUS strikes another alleged drug boat. Check out my podcast interview on Beyond The Campaign with Mac Deford to learn why this is so wrong!Indepdent press accessMeasles is on the rise while vaccinations are on the decline. Oh the irony!US FEMA official claims he teleported to the Waffle HouseStorms in Hawaii continueWNBA reach starting salary agreementKitchen Briefs - March 20, 2026 AM
#24
03/20/2026
Kitchen Briefs - March 20, 2026 AM
220 more soldiers being deployedTrump wants what everyone else has and is looking at Kharg IslandVance says Americans need to be happyCBS has announced layoffsArticles of impeachment for Pam BondiFCC approves $6.2B merger of your local TV newsHegseth and Trump liedMichele Tafoya says skip Starbucks and minimize your spendingNational Book Ban BillChuck Norris has died
