Kitchen Briefs

Michelle Glogovac
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Kitchen Briefs is a quick daily update on the headlines that matter. From her kitchen, Michelle Glogovac breaks down the news in three minutes or less, explaining what’s happening in politics, what it actually means, and what you should be paying attention to.

  1. 5h ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 23, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 23, 2026 AM Netanyahu has ordered a full lockdown in the West Bank after a shoot out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians killed 2 Palestinians and 2 Israeli soldiers1 out of every 30 people in Gaza have been killedTrump says more oil is coming out of the Strait of Hormuz than before the war1 person has died and 5 are wounded after a series of attacks outside of ParisAt least 6 people have been killed and 28 injured after a gunman opened fire at a church in JordanMelania has brokered an upcoming ceasefire on October 29th between Russia and UkraineThe DOJ is suing to block Alaska's US Senate results if the Republican incumbent losesThe DOJ is bringing criminal charges against FBI officials they believe made false statements in the Hunter Biden laptop investigationThe judge who halted tree cutting at the Potomac golf course has denied a request to extend her own temporary order A judge will decide today on the trial date for Tyler Robinson who is accused of killing Charlie KirkA new lawsuit alleges Trump has illegally profited off foreign crypto deals to the tune of $2.5 Billion dollarsVanity Fair published an excerpt from the book Princes and Thieves that alleges Dutch intelligence hacked Jared Kushner’s phone and found secret bank accounts totalling more than $700 million dollars in foreign transfersThank you to Trish and Vicki for becoming paid Substack subscribers! 11 days left to vote

  2. 22h ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 22, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 22, 2026 PM NPR is reporting that AIPAC or the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has announced it will no longer endorse candidates or make direct PAC contributions or earmark funds for candidatesAnother Israeli attack on Gaza has killed 4 more PalestiniansThe EU has designated the Houthis a terrorist organizationSaudi’s Aramco says the amount of oil moving through a pipeline to bypass the Strait of Hormuz has more than tripled in volumeTrump says the US has knocked the hell out of Iran and might do it a little bit furtherThe New York Times is reporting that Secretary Hegseth met with Netanyahu to discuss major strikes on Iran after the midtermsA federal judge ordered the administration to stop investigating noncitizen voters in 9 statesTrump told Vivek to keep up his ad against Amy ActonSCOTUS today allowed New Hampshire officials to limit when voters may use a student ID to receive a ballotNew York City Council voted to ban horse horse drawn carriage rides by June 2028Politico issued a correction in regards to White House chief of staff Susie WilesActor Tom Skeritt of Picket Fences, MASH and Top Gun has died at the age of 93Thank you to Rhonda for sending me love from Oregon in the form of coffee and to Melinda for coffee from Alaska! Thank you to Caroline for becoming a paid substack subscriber! 12 days left to vote820 days left

  3. 1d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 22, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 22, 2026 AM The IRGC has said if the US continues to urge vessels to pass through mined waterways illegally, Iran will extend confrontation to US basesIran claims it has hit 7 tankersAn Israeli drone strike has killed one Palestinian and wounded several others while Israeli gunfire killed a 17 year old girl in GazaA man with downs syndrome was killed in Syria by Israeli forces doing a raidThe remaining activists who’d been detained for harvesting olives in the West Bank have been released and are being deported from IsraelThe Pentagon has given the Department of Homeland Security permission to test a military-grade heat ray and develop tactics to potentially use it in operations at the southern US borderA federal judge has ordered Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11thLast night the DOJ dropped its two appeals on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness ProgramElon Musk is threatening any Democrat who investigates himThe White House gave Politico 48 hours to retract a story about the potential replacement of Chief of Staff Susie WilesVirginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a top Democrat who championed marijuana legalization, has been indicted with several family members on racketeering, drug distribution, and money laundering conspiracy chargesMark Zuckerberg is threatening to leave California if the billionaire tax goes throughThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the first detection of New World screwworm in U.S. wildlife in TexasViolent storms in Phoenix, Arizona brought golf ball sized hail, falling trees and wind damageTrump is heading to Mississippi because Scott Colom is doing an amazing job at running for SenateThank you to Cyndie and Teresa for becoming paid Substack subscribers!12 days left to vote

  4. 1d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 21, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 21, 2026 PM Qatar and France reaffirmed their support for a two-state solution in Palestine and IsraelIsraeli attacks have killed seven Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours Israel continues to demolish homes in southern LebanonNew York Democratic Congressional candidate Brad Lander has been released by Israeli authoritiesMissiles have hit KyivThe US has ordered diplomats to depart Saudi ArabiaThe Washington Post photojournalist who was attacked last week by Israeli’s is crediting Palestinian youth for saving her lifeGovernment websites went dark worldwide after researchers and AI exposed two critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language JD Vance says anyone criticizing the ad against Amy Acton should stop whining and says whether the ad is appropriate or not isn’t his concernIllinois First Lady MK Pritzker donated $500,000 to Amy Acton’s campaignSuper PAC MAGA In has spent $277 Million since September on GOP candidatesThe Supreme Court is refusing to allow the administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prisonMeta has been ordered to pay $25 billion dollars in the New MexicoPope Leo will not need further cancer treatmentDon’t forget 13 days left to vote!821 days left

  5. 2d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 21, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 21, 2026 AM Nigeria has reported its first Ebola case in a woman who just returned from UgandaIsraeli soldiers were filmed mocking a home they stole and then loaded it with explosivesIsraeli media is reporting that Israeli forces have detained New York democratic congress candidate Brad Lander along with dozens of foreign and Israeli activists and Palestinian farmers taking part in the olive harvest west of BethlehemThe Israeli army has just once again moved the Yellow Line further into a refugee camp east of Central GazaAnother Israeli air strike has killed a child in Gaza City while an Israeli drone strike killed a Palestinian manThe death toll in Gaza is at 74,494According to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations a projectile has hit a tanker off the coast of IraqEastern Yemen’s airport has been attacked by a bombPutin has agreed to trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the USAmerican Stephen Hubbard was just freed from Russia A chemical tank in Toledo, Ohio has exploded forcing evacuations and sheltering in place for residents due to fears of toxic release and the possibility of another explosionOhio Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has released an ad against Amy Acton using her mother and it's disgustingTrump is making a last minute trip to South Carolina to try to boost Darline GrahamNeil Bush who is the son of George H.W. voted for James TalaricoTrump says companies should pay dividends to communities to make data centers popular13 days left to vote!

  6. 2d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 20, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 20, 2026 PM Marco Rubio says it’s going to be extremely difficult to reach a peace deal with Iran A third tanker hit another sea mine todayThe White House once again has said there will be no attack on Iran before the midtermsTwo men have been rearrested over the airbase plot in the UK The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the order for Starlink to slow down in Ukraine came officially from Elon Musk and he cleared it with TrumpTrump and Vance announced a $25 million dollar program to encourage the public to blow the whistle on suspected fraud in the US government CNN is threatening new legal action saying they’re still being denied access to Air Force OneTrump is telling states to forget FEMA and that they should each have their own disaster fundsIn regards to the "noncitizens" arrested in California for allegedly voting, Los Angeles says a high percentage of the people are actually born in the USTurns out Tommy runs a firm that was paid $250K to hire people to boo at town halls for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed The Senate Majority PAC is launching their first ad in Mississippi tomorrow for my friend Scott Colom who is running for SenateChristina Applegate says doctors have discovered she was misdiagnosed with MSVote! Ask your friends to vote822 days left

  7. 3d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 20, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 20, 2026 AM Two tankers are on fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting sea minesThe UK is deploying fighter jets to Saudi ArabiaA boy has been killed by Israeli gunfire at a refugee camp making today’s death toll 5 more PalestiniansIsrael is conducting air strikes on Lebanon right nowThe death toll in Yemen at the military training camp is now at 73The price of Brent crude oil is now at its highest in 5 months at $111 a barrelSecretary Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel to meet with NetanyahuYesterday Trump announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a new $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program to offset diesel costs for American farmers Vice President JD Vance said he hasn’t decided if he’s going to run for president GOP Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has vowed to hold US Officials fully accountable for the Starshield connectivity limits in UkraineElon Musk says he’s going to give every kid in America a SpaceX shareFlorida is set to carry out its 18th execution today of 77 year old veteran William ReavesDon’t forget to vote

  8. 3d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - October 19, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - October 19, 2026 PM The death toll stemming from the Houthi attack on a Yemen military training camp is now at 58Trump said someone other than Zelenskyy should be negotiating on Ukraine’s behalf The US airman who died yesterday after repelling from the rafters has been identified as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ian PattersonMississippi’s Attorney General says the officer's force which killed one year old Kohen Wiley was justifiedThe DOJ is conducting raids in California using an unverified list of 20,000 people they allege are likely noncitizens registered to voteAt a rally today, a protester stood behind JD Vance, the guy who has a weird obsession with childless cat ladies demanding the release of the Epstein files. Vance called him an immigrantThe USDA has just issued the highest recall of 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, bacon, sausage, turkey breasts and hams for improper temperature during storageTrump took to Truth social saying we should rename New Mexico to New America Correction from this morning: Andrew Luster is in Glendora, CA, not GlendaleVote823 days left

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Kitchen Briefs is a quick daily update on the headlines that matter. From her kitchen, Michelle Glogovac breaks down the news in three minutes or less, explaining what’s happening in politics, what it actually means, and what you should be paying attention to.

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    Michelle Glogovac
  • Years Active
    2026
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