Kitchen Briefs - April 30, 2026 PM

• The House has passed a budget to fund DHS and end the partial government shutdown did not include funding for ICE
• Donnie Jr and his finance have decided it wouldn’t able appropriate to have a big White House wedding with a war raging
• This afternoon Trump says he has not ruled out resuming attacks on Iran.
• This morning I said 14 people in Lebanon were killed and that’s now up to 32 because of Israeli strikes
• Hegseth is claiming that since there’s a ceasefire, the deadline for Congressional approval is on hold
• Congress has approved an extension allowing US intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless surveillance
• The Senate unanimously approved a ban on senators and their staff from trading on prediction markets
• Tennessee Governor Bill Lee spoke to Trump today and wants to do his part in gerrymandering his state
• E. Jean Carroll won a civil suit against Trump for sexually abusing her for $83M. He appealed and now wants his name removed and replaced with the Department of Justice