Kitchen Briefs - June 12, 2026 AM

• There’s a new agreement between the US and Iran but it’s not final and there’s no timeline
• Hezbollah is claiming to have killed an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon
• Israel has issued new displacement orders to residents of 3 villages in Lebanon
• Israel has activated air raid alerts for a hostile aircraft incursion
• According to a New York Times report, the US plans major cuts to reduce fighter jets, warships and all 8 aerial refuelers for NATO operations in Europe
• Trump has decided to nominate Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence
• DHS officials claim that they have found 146K unaccompanied migrant minors since Donald took office who were part of 450K children supposedly smuggled across the US-Mexico border during the Biden administration
• Democrats want JD Vance to testify in regards to the Epstein files because he helped strategize on not releasing them
• Trumpis trying to expunge his previous impeachments
• Marco Rubio compared the US landing on the moon to the innovation and ambition of the UFC
• SpaceX trading starts today with Elon Musk poised to become the first trillionaire
• The handpicked board of The Kennedy Center is going for a last ditch effort to pause removing Trump’s name before today’s deadline
• On the lawn on the National Mall someone carved into the ground 86 47
• Algae is already in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
• Turning Point USA’s women’s summit has wrapped up and Erika Kirk says feminism goes against God’s plan for women
• Renowned artist David Hockney has died at the age of 88
• The World Cup games kicked off yesterday and the US will have its first game tonight