Kitchen Briefs - May 26, 2026 AM

• The US has struck Iran again claiming self defense. The US target missile sites and boats attempting to place mines
• A source on the Iranian negotiating team says that one point Iran wants is $24B in frozen assets to be released to them
• Israel continues to attack Lebanon and Gaza and Netanyahu vows to intensify strikes against Hezbollah…even since that means taking innocent lives along the way apparently
• Federal courts have blocked Alabama’s redistricting plans that would have helped Republicans
• The Trump administration doesn’t trust federal workers and is proposing NDAs to crack down on leaks to journalists
• Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Senator Andy Kim spent the day at the Delaney Hall detention center where detainees are on a hunger strike. Senator Kim was pepper sprayed by ICE agents
• Almost 90 drones fell from the sky in Sydney Australia after a light show malfunction
• Trump is going in for a physical and dental exam at Walter Reed today marking his 3rd for just this year
• It’s voting day in Texas