Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM

• Marco Rubio says the US will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Any sanction relief would need to include Iran giving up its enriched Uranium
• Iranian outlets are saying Iran has stopped talking negotiations but liar liar pants are on fire Trump says talks continue
• Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 4 more
• The death toll in Ukraine is now up to 22
• House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegations
• The Trump administration paid $1B to a French company to NOT build offshore wind farms and instead invest in fossil fuel projects. Had the project gone through, it would have powered 1.3M homes and potentially saved ratepayers $10B.
• Trump just signed an executive order on the oversight of AI to vet the national security risks up to a month before they go public
• On May 15th, a $10M settlement was announced as the result of a 2023 investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital. They were to stop allowing transgender children from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapies along with revoking medical privileges of 3 current doctors and 2 former ones. They have to also create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of potential gender affirming patients
• The White House Correspondent’s dinner has been rescheduled for July 24
• Stay tuned for California election updates and a special interview later today