Kitchen Briefs - April 19, 2026

• Trump says a peace deal will happen one way or another, the nice way or the hard way even if he has to blow up the entire country.
• Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Jon Osoff are wanting to investigate Kushner’s involvement as it seems to be a direct conflict of interest with his business investments in the Middle East
• On Saturday night a Woodland Hills, CA resident was arrested at LAX on suspicion of trafficking weapons on Iran’s government’s behalf including drones and bomb fuses destined for Sudan.
• Satellite images show that Israel is building permanent military bases in Gaza as US backed plans to rebuild the area are simply nonexistent
• 8 children were killed this morning in a domestic disturbance in Shreveport Louisiana. The suspect who was also related to some of the children was killed by police during a pursuit
• Overnight, there was also a shooting near the University of Iowa with 5 people shot, 3 of which were students. No word on where the gunman is
• In Beijing a humanoid robot beat the human half marathon world record
• A lawsuit filed this week states that Madison Square Garden has been using a surveillance program since 2018 using facial recognition to scan 40 people per minute and compile dossiers including Social Security numbers, tax records, and family photos. The system has banned 900-1,500 lawyers whose firms sued MSG, ejected fans who criticized owner James Dolan, and tracked individuals' bathroom visits and social media posts across MSG venues including Radio City Music Hall.
• In the California Governor’s race, Tom Steyer has spent over $115 million on his campaign. As a reminder, you can head to my Substack to download a breakdown of the top candidates in the race: https://substack.com/home/post/p-194138603