Kitchen Briefs - June 12, 2026 PM

• Pakistan says the final agreement between the US and Iran has been reached. Iran’s foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz will no longer be free. The nuclear issue has been postponed since neither side agrees
• A secret ground mission to capture Iran’s uranium was being planned back in May but Trump stopped it
• 100 UK lawmakers are urging the govt to cancel an Israeli settlement land sale event
• Elon Musk has become the worlds first trillionaire
• There was a shooting in Midland, Texas today killing one and injuring 10 others
• A judge has denied the last minute request to have Trump’s name kept on the Kennedy Center
• US District judge Amit Mehta refused to block the UFC Freedom 250 even that is scheduled for Sunday
• FBI agents raided an Ohio Voter Registration group’s office today as part of the DOJ’s investigation into voter fraud
• The DOJ has approved the merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers
• World Cup games kicked off in Canada today. Ghana will play without their midfielder after Canada denied his visa

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

Kitchen Briefs - June 11, 2026 PM

• According to World Bank, the US-Iran War is going to pull the global economy to post-COVID low
• Trump has announced he’s called off the strikes on Iran
• Earlier today the Pentagon was evacuated due to a hazardous material but it was found that a sensor malfunctioned and all is fine
• Rain is in the forecast and is threatening the UFC fight
• The man who killed former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog has pleaded guilty to murder. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty
• The average long term mortgage rate has hit 6.52% just below its high for the year
• Melania and Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the launch of a spinoff of Trump accounts for children in foster care. Child welfare agencies can act as the guardian of children born between Jan 1, 2025 and Dec 31, 2028 and open an account to receive $1,000
• New Medicaid rules go into effect next year in which you’ll have to prove you’re too sick to work at least 80 hours per month
• The Joint Economic Committee has just released a state-by-state data report on rising costs under Trump. The average household has had to spend more than $3,100 more on goods and services under Trump with California and Alaska having to spend over $4,300 more. Ahhh really making america great, isn’t he?
• Immigration arrests in Florida have been quietly surging
• The House failed to pass a short term extension for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Visa has tapped into ChatGPT and now AI agents can shop and pay for users

Kitchen Briefs - June 11, 2026 AM

• Trump has announced his plans of hitting Iran very hard tonight and taking over Kharg Island
• Israeli attacks on Lebanon near a hospital has killed another person and injured 17 more
• More Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed another Palestinian
• Air Canada has canceled all flights to Tel Aviv and Dubai until October 24th
• India is urging strikes to stop on ships after 3 Indian sailors were killed in a US attack on an oil tanker
• Kuwait says 24 drones have entered their airspace in the last 48 hours
• Saudi Arabia announced lifting their 5-year ban on Lebanese imports in a major step to rebuild relations between Gulf States and Lebanon
• Paolo Zampoli shared how the TikTok account of an independent journalist was removed and how he supported that
• El Nino is here and meteorologists expect it to be big, heating the globe and rivaling El Nino of 1997 and possibly being one of the most historical El Ninos dating back to the 1950s
• The EPA says they aren’t going to worry about setting standards around data centers for pollution, water or energy use
• Last night the Knicks won in the biggest comeback in NBA history
• Today kicks off the World Cup Games
• The Somali referee who was denied entry into the US has been chosen by the Union of European Football Associations to ref the champions league game in August between Paris St Germain and Aston Villa
• UFC champion Sean Strickland has been barred from the $60M UFC fight
• Gwyneth Paltrow is featured in a new ad for Israeli luxury condos

Kitchen Briefs - June 10, 2026 PM

• Israeli forces have carried out a number of raids on the West Bank destroying water lines and crops, running over an 18 yr old, raiding homes, detaining citizens and interrogating them, firing tear gas and more
• More Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 3
• The US has attacked Iran’s water facilities and Iran is calling it a calculated war crime. Trump has vowed to attack Iran again today
• Trump claims 100M barrels of oil made its way through the Strait of Hormuz in a secret military mission he directed
• Trump was asked if he’s concerned about the latest inflation number. He said "No, I love it. The numbers were great. You know what I really love? I love the inflation."
• Bill Gates testified today that Epstein tried to use information about his infidelities to get close to him
• FIFA’s president defended ticket prices and then said fans should "chill" in regards to the Somali ref who was denied entry into the US
• Southern Baptists have voted to advance a formal ban on churches with women as pastors
• The FBI is seizing evidence at the Southern CA plant where a chemical tank overheated and forced evacuations earlier this month
• Seattle is banning data centers for a year
• The state of California and Santa Clara County are suing to block an ICE detention and processing facility from being built in Gilroy
• This morning I sat down with Congressman Ro Khanna to discuss Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act. You can listen to the full interview on Beyond The Campaign and Kitchen Briefs podcasts.

Kitchen Briefs - June 10, 2026 AM

• Israel continues to strike Lebanon killing another 13
• Netanyahu is running for re-election according to his party after Trump made comments doubting it
• Amnesty International has released a 149-page report accusing Israel of conducting ethnic cleansing against Palestinians in the West Bank
• Trump says Iran took too long to negotiate an agreement and will now have to pay the price
• Yesterday the US struck Iran in retaliation to them shooting down a US helicopter and in turn, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain
• US inflation tops 4% for the first time in 3 years
• The House passed the $70B funding bill yesterday for ICE and CBP for the next 3 years. Trump’s plan is to deport 1M people per year
• Camp East Montana in El Paso which is an ICE detention center which has a $1.3B contract but wasted $11.5M in unused services and critical safety failures
• The DOJ filed a 40 page report on why the UFC fight should be allowed to happen
• Bill Gates is set to testify behind closed doors today regarding his relationship with Epstein
• Trump's political nominees and appointees are only 14.53% women
• In voting news, yesterday Graham Platner won his primary in Maine while Nancy Mace lost her chance at being governor after resigning from Congress. Dr. Annie Andrews also won her primary in South Carolina. And in California, Trump endorsed Steve Hilton will be advancing to the November election
• In Chicago’s Grant Park, a large burning cross was found. Firefighters extinguished it, no one was hurt and police are investigating
• Exclusive interview coming up regarding the National Defense Authorization Act Section 224

Congressman Ro Khanna joins Michelle Glogovac on Beyond the Campaign to sound the alarm on Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act — a provision buried in the must-pass defense bill that would permanently merge U.S. and Israeli military infrastructure, weapons development, and defense technology, shielding it from future congressional oversight. What does that mean for American sovereignty? For human rights accountability? And who actually wrote this provision?

Khanna also weighs in on the Epstein files and the rare bipartisan push to force transparency on what our government has been hiding.

This is the conversation Washington doesn't want you having. Listen, share, and make some noise.

What We're Talking About...

• Section 224 of the NDAA and its implications
• US-Israel military partnership and sovereignty
• The Epstein files and political transparency

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Section 224

07:13 The Disconnect Between Congress and the American People

Links

Ro Khanna's Official Website - https://khanna.house.gov/

National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Section 224 - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4350/text

Kitchen Briefs - June 9, 2026 PM

• Israel continues to strike Lebanon
• The helicopter crash in the Strait of Hormuz was actually shot down by Iran
• Al Jazeera is filming a documentary called Bodies of Evidence: Israel’s Darkest Weapon which looks into the torture by the Israeli army against Palestinians
• The DOJ has opened an investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department for improperly revoking firearm permits
• NASA has announced the next 4 astronauts to head to the moon on Artemis III
• Epstein’s longtime executive assistant says that he was a master manipulator but she had no idea about his sex crimes
• Barron Trump has backed a beverage brand called SOLLOS and they’ve just released their first drink
• The FDA has just approved Bemotrizinol, the UV filter that is used in Europe and Asia. It’s the first sunscreen ingredient approved in the US in 25 years and will be available later this year

Kitchen Briefs - June 9, 2026 AM

• Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight have killed 5 including a pregnant woman
• Israel continues to attack Lebanon killing 9 in a residential area. Israel attacked a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
• Trump is suddenly saying a deal with Iran may come within 3 days while also telling the BBC that Netanyahu did not defy him
• Yesterday a US Military Apache helicopter crashed into the Strait of Hormuz. The pilots were rescued within 2 hours
• Trump is planning on asking the Supreme Court to revive his $475M defamation case against CNN who referred to the 2020 election as The Big Lie
• US Airlines fuel consumption was down this year but they spent 78% more paying for it
• 4 states have their primaries today, Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina
• Greg Bovino who used to be the head of Border Patrol is considering a run for President in 2028
• In World Cup news, Iran says the US revoked its allocation of tickets into the games
• Somali referee was detained and denied entry into the US for the World Cup games due to vetting concerns
• Last night the Spurs beat the Knicks and Knicks fans are blaming Trump
• Marco Rubio and UFC CEO Dana White are set to sign an agreement between the State Department and the UFC
• The night before the UFC fight on the White House lawn, there’s a MAGA PAC fundraising dinner at the reasonable cost of $1M per plate

Kitchen Briefs - June 8, 2026 PM

• At least 7 people have been killed in an Israeli attack on Zefta in Lebanon. 5 people were killed in a car attack in Tyre Lebanon and 4 paramedics have been injured
• Iran says that the US isn’t seeking a ceasefire nor are they looking for dialogue
• A Federal judge has voided Trump’s requirement of a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas used to hire highly skilled foreign workers
• Hegseth and the Department of Defense removed the label Christian from all of the religions
• Former crypto billionaire Sam Bankman Fried who orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in history has asked Trump for a pardon
• Trump is calling for the removal of the Parliamentarian
• The DOJ has stripped 17 people of their citizenship because they were convicted of crimes
• Two new cases of New World Screwworm have been announced including a case in a dog in New Mexico
• China has just beat Elon Musk by approving the world’s first commercial brain implant beating Elon’s company Neuralink