Kitchen Briefs - May 18, 2026 PM

• Trump says he was going to attack Iran tomorrow but is holding off at the request of leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
• Oil prices went up
• The DOJ has created a $1.76B fund called the Anti Weaponization Fund for those who claim they were unfairly targeted by the Biden administration
• The US has invoked Title 42 public health law which restricts entry to America from Ebola hit region
• A 2nd ICE agent faces several assault charges in connection with a January shooting involving two Venezuelan immigrants in Minnesota
• Three men were killed today in a San Diego mosque and the two teen suspects were found dead in a nearby car. This is being considered a hate crime
• Elon Musk has lost his case against OpenAI because the jury found it exceeded the statute of limitations
• The FDA made a hard pivot when it comes to vaping and took down guardrails that have limited the industry’s growth over the years
• Southwest airlines has banned robots aboard planes after a passenger brought a humanoid onboard which he purchased a seat for
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