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 Lebanon
• The 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 that
• Strikes on Lebanon continued killing 5 and injuring a paramedic
• Manhattan DA is launching an investigation into the sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell while endorsements have been pulled and his fundraising page has been suspended
• Next week House Republicans will be taking a vote to expel Swalwell while House Democrats will be voting to expel Rep Tony Gonzalez who is accused of sending lewd texts to a subordinate