Kitchen Briefs

Michelle Glogovac

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. 2d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - August 19, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - August 19, 2026 AM Israeli military is claiming attacks overnight in Gaza City killing 9 including the women’s police chief. Hamas is calling it a war crimeTwo men have been killed in Lebanon by an explosion of munition that Israeli forces left behindThe Israeli Army has ordered a criminal investigation into the killing of a 5 year old Palestinian girl in Gaza along with her family and 15 paramedics but said it would not launch investigations into the attacks that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors without Borders47 Palestinian families which is over 300 people face imminent displacement from their homes in Jordan Valley due to Israeli forces and settlers severing their water pipes The US has sanctioned the International Criminal Court President and a Senior Prosecution Lawyer claiming it’s to protect Americans but the ICC has never charged a single American citizen. The ICC is currently looking at potential Israeli war crimes in GazaTrump is pausing his 50% tariffs on Canada for 3 days on $20B worth of Canadian imports just hours before they were to go in effectSenator Darline Graham, said in a debate that she’s not that informed on national securityNatalie Harp’s brother is now speaking out and seems not to be a fan of her relationship with TrumpIt was voting day yesterday and Trump mailed in his ballotThe new White House helipad isn't just for helicopters. It's for cocktail parties too!

  2. 2d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - August 18, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - August 18, 2026 PM This morning I shared that the UAE had detected incoming missiles. They were two ballistic missiles that targeted maritime navigation and fell into the sea launched from Iran. Iran’s foreign ministry is dismissing the accusation as baselessThe UAE has announced that all trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran have been halted until further noticeAt least 7 Palestinians including a child have been killed in an Israeli air attack west of Gaza City and Israel says they were targeting Hamas commandersIsrael says their attack on Syria today was because Syria was on the verge of permitting Turkish troops to deploy at the airbase so they decided to return to the status quo Palm Beach County Clerk of Court Michael Caruso was arrested this morning and charged with 5 felonies including kidnapping, enticing or luring a child and child abuse involving a family member who was under 12 at the time. He was immediately suspended from office by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisThe administration has decided to move ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging, road building and other development on national forest landsThe Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison is suing the governor of Texas, Ken Paxton seeking to compel the extradition of ICE agent Christian Castro who fired a gun through the front door of a home injuring a man and then accused him of trying to attack Castro and another agent with a broom handle and snow shovelThe Justice Department is trying to revive criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego GarciaICE officers arrested a minor league coach for the San Diego Padres after arriving in Texas for work. Oswaldo Pirela has lived in the US for 12 years and applied for asylum in 2015. He is married to an American citizen and has two children. According to DHS he came to the US legally in 2014 and was granted permission to stay until 2018 and that his work authorization and pending application do not confer legal statusOutshine Popsicles are now being recalled for glass and Oma’s Pride dog food has been recalled for salmonella Trump posted on Truth Social claiming that the census bureau has uncovered 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally and this helps prove he won the electionConstruction on the White House Thomas Jefferson columns has been completed and Trump says it turned out beautifullyThe University of Miami gave RFK Jr its original 1994 Ibogaine investigational new drug application which could help the FDA fast track the psychedelic's approval

  3. 3d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - August 18, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - August 18, 2026 AM Trump posted on Truth Social an image of the Strait of Hormuz with a circle and the title of New U.S. Territory. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson called him delusionalIran claims the US is begging to talk and and accused Israel of doing everything it could to sabotage and prevent the original memorandum of understanding from happening. The IRGC deputy commander said today that the enemy which would be the US is in a state of helplessness and does not know what to doIsrael struck an airbase in Syria 8 times and US ambassador Tom Barrack is deeply concerned over the escalationNetanyahu inaugurated a major road named after him in the West Bank. Netanyahu Road is part of the Israeli government plan to construct 12,000 new units in occupied PalestineThe UAE’s defense ministry has just posted that systems are detecting a missile threat and are telling citizens to seek shelterSouth Korea’s president is pushing to reclaim wartime operational control of the country’s military from the US and accelerate its nuclear-powered submarine programRussia isn’t happy with the UK as the Ukraine is using British made drones in it’s deep strike campaignThe USS Benfold lost power for 4 days in the South China Sea rendering their generators inoperable and the crew without toilets, air conditioning or adequate waterDisney is suing the FCC over its retaliatory campaign against ABCGoogle is buying all of Spirit Airlines’ data to feed its AI modelsOpenAI is launching a new ChatGPT for teens promising a more age-appropriate chatbotI read a story last night about 404 Media placing a tracking device inside of a rare book to see where it would end up. It went to an Amazon warehouse facility in Las Vegas where employees claim their receive massive shipments of printed books which they cut the bindings off of in order to scan the books more quickly. If you can today, buy a book, gift a book, read a book

  4. 3d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - August 17, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - August 17, 2026 PM Iranian forces have detained at least 2 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after searching 100 buildings interrogating Palestinians on suspicion of planning attacksIsraeli troops have stormed a rehabilitation hospital in Bethlehem in the West Bank Jared Kushner wrapped up his talks and went on Fox News saying if Hamas voluntarily surrenders its weapons and tunnels in the next 60 to 90 days, it will mean the removal of a major security threat and a win-win for IsraelSenator Jon Ossoff made a comment over the weekend about how all Trump really cares about is his ballroom and flying around with his aide Natalie on the defense Qatari gifted jetNatalie Harp a mic said we won the 2020 election. We shouldn’t be afraid to say it because it’s trueTrump is calling the news about the USS Abraham Lincoln fake news Bulldozing in Big Bend National Park has been paused so the head of CBP can do an on the ground evaluation Luigi’s state murder trial has been postponed indefinitely due to a double jeopardy fight Walmart tomato soup kits have been recalled due to ListeriaA record number of kindergartners missed their required vaccines last year as the executive order takes aim at state mandatesICE is trying to lure local police officers into helping them by pitch legal insurance from possible financial consequences if they’re accused of on-duty misconductCongressman Jimmy Gomez is being investigated by the House Ethics committee for alleged sexual misconduct with a stafferThank you to John and Carol who over the weekend saw my obvious need for liquid sanity and more coffee!

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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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