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. 16h ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 PM Hezbollah is dismissing the ceasefire and striking Israel and have killed at least one Israeli soldier. Trump just said he thinks progress has been madeIn the closed door interview with Pam Bondi she said that it wasn’t actually her who oversaw the release of the Epstein files. It’s been Todd BlancheTodd Blanche went on Katie Miller’s podcast where he claimed there were no security cameras in Epstein's houseSenate Republicans have rejected funding amendments that would have gotten rid of the ballroom fund and the anti-weaponization fundGood news for Delaney Hall: Governor Sherrill has committed $20M to immigrant legal defenseIn an unincorporated part of Gilroy, CA, just south of San Jose, blueprints confirm an ICE facility with detention and processing space is planned and already under constructionI have had a number of messages about HR8800 which is the National Defense Authorization Act. In section 224 of the bill, it proposes establishing a US Israel Tech PartnershipMy current read is The Supper Club Saints by Claire Swinarski who will be on an upcoming episode of Read The Damn Book. I also received in the mail this week Happiness Habits by Mandie Brice and Bright Side by Kim Holden who was a guest last week

    3 min

  2. 22h ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 4, 2026 AM Yesterday Lebanon and Israel decided on a ceasefire but it was also dependent on Hezbollah. Hezbollah calls the agreement shameless and rejects it Israeli strikes have killed 4 more LebaneseYesterday Congress passed the Iran War Powers ResolutionTrump says he is going to nominate acting attorney general Todd Blanche to be the attorney generalAn AP News investigation has found that The Trump administration has re-separated dozens of migrant children from their families, violating a landmark 2023 legal settlement intended to protect those previously separatedHere in CA, votes are still being counted as we expected and Trump is not happy saying "they're trying to steal the election"Last night at a graduation ceremony at Fairfield High near Sacramento, CA a shooting killed 1 and injured 3 others. No suspect description has been releasedRFK Jr is looking into gaining state access to medical records to investigate possible links between vaccines, autism, and chronic illnessesThe Senate begins voting today on funding DHS and ICE. A Vote-A-Rama has started which is a marathon session of debate and amendmentsJared Kushner and Ivanka Trump bought an island in Albania for a mere $1.4B

    3 min

  3. 1d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 PM Iran says contact with the US has not been cut off but no progress has been made. Also according to Iran they targeted a US military vessel in the Sea of Oman but CENTCOM says that’s a lieTo help negotiations along, Trump says he called Netanyahu crazy when they spokeIn regards attack of Iran on Kuwait’s airport, Iran is claiming it was the fault of the US and a malfunctioning US patriot missile that was supposed to intercept Iranian missiles. CENTCOM says it was IranIn unredacted Epstein files it shows Trump flew on Epstein’s planeToday Trump said he believes a Vance Rubio 2028 ticket would be unbeatableTrump wants the UFC installation to be permanentToday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner whose sexting while marriage scandal has come outA hostage standoff in Bakersfield, CA has ended with the suspect being killed by the FBI. The suspect held 10 people hostage yesterday in an office building and they were employees of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools. The suspect was Anthony Scott Searles-Harris, 41, who was a dishonorably discharged Army veteran with a history of trouble with law enforcement and was a registered sex offender.Polymarket has cut ties with George Santos and their paid relationship after learning he placed bets against himself attending Trump’s State of The Union.

    3 min

  4. 1d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 3, 2026 AM Iran has attacked Kuwait striking a terminal at the international airport, killing one and wounding dozens of others. Iran says this should serve as a lesson to the USTrump said we don’t need boots on the ground because the US wiped out Iran’s military Israel has intercepted two missiles from Lebanon while Israel struck Lebanon and killed 2 more paramedics and a Lebanese soldier. Israel has also killed 3 more in Gaza and wounded 35 in the last 24 hoursThe Supreme Court decided yesterday that Alabama can use their GOP friendly map for the midterms and cut a seat held by a Black DemocratFormer Rep George Santos is now under investigation for insider trading on the prediction market platform KalshiThe Anti Weaponization fund is dead the settlement says the IRS can’t investigate Trump, his businesses or his familyA convicted January 6er has been hired for a counterterrorism job that oversees highly classified military operationsTrump hasn’t been seen in actual public in a weekCosts of revamping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has gone from $1.8M to over $13MIndiana’s Gov Mike Braun is also celebrating Nuclear Family MonthThe Trump administration isn’t just canceling wind projects, they’re also dismantling the ocean monitoring system which will not only harm environmental research but harms the monitor of tsunamis and earthquakesSome Republican Senators are agreeing that Nat’l Intelligence Director nominee Bill Pulte lacks experience CBS’s Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes was fired yesterday after speaking the truth

    3 min

  5. 2d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM Marco Rubio says the US will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Any sanction relief would need to include Iran giving up its enriched UraniumIranian outlets are saying Iran has stopped talking negotiations but liar liar pants are on fire Trump says talks continueIsraeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 4 moreThe death toll in Ukraine is now up to 22House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegationsThe Trump administration paid $1B to a French company to NOT build offshore wind farms and instead invest in fossil fuel projects. Had the project gone through, it would have powered 1.3M homes and potentially saved ratepayers $10B. Trump just signed an executive order on the oversight of AI to vet the national security risks up to a month before they go publicOn May 15th, a $10M settlement was announced as the result of a 2023 investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital. They were to stop allowing transgender children from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapies along with revoking medical privileges of 3 current doctors and 2 former ones. They have to also create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of potential gender affirming patientsThe White House Correspondent’s dinner has been rescheduled for July 24 Stay tuned for California election updates and a special interview later today

    3 min

  6. 2d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 AM Israel continues to attack Lebanon with at least another 8 people killed and there was another attack on a hospitalAt least 3 more have been killed in Gaza due to Israeli attacksRussian strikes on Ukraine have killed 18Two people have been shot dead amid Kenya protests against the US Ebola quarantine centerTrump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of Federal Housing Finance as the acting director of national intelligence replacing Tulsi GabbardNewark mayor Ras Baraka is calling for the immediate closer of Delaney Hall and also threatening legal action if they do not get access to Delaney HallMarco Rubio is testifying before Congress today for the first time since the start of the Iran warThe New Mexico Truth Commission has begun investigating Epstein and his Zorro RanchMilli Vanilli has pulled out of the Freedom 250 concertTennessee has designated June as Nuclear Family Month defining a family as one husband, one wife and their childrenIt is primary day in 6 states, including here in California

    3 min

  7. 3d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 PM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 PM Happy Pride MonthTrump claims he has not only had a call with Netanyahu but also with HezbollahAn Israeli drone struck southern LebanonNetanyahu says he told Trump that Israel will continue to operate as planned into southern Lebanon. The Lebanese presidency says Hezbollah has said they’ll stop if Israel stopsThis morning Tehran said negotiations are stopped and now Trump says they’re moving at a rapid paceFlorida is suing OpenAI saying it is not safe for children including aiding mass shootings and encouraging suicideAnthropic has confidentially filed for IPO after a $65B roundAn appeals court has ruled a Trump policy illegally banned transgender troops from the militaryThe DOJ says it strongly disagrees with the temporary blocking of Trump’s Anti Weaponization fund but will abide by itOn Sunday hackers got into the Instagram account of Chief Master Sergeant Of Space Force and posted pro-Iran propaganda and anti-US messagesThe US is slashing the number of embassies in Africa that process visas in an effort to limit migrationA judge ruled that the hearing for Tyler Robinson who is accused of murdering Charlie Kirk will be public. This will be a preliminary hearing on evidenceMinnesota Republicans had their convention over the weekend and had a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the officer who murdered George Floyd

    3 min

  8. 4d ago

    Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 AM

    Kitchen Briefs - June 1, 2026 AM Breaking News: Iran has stopped negotiations with the US due to Israel’s continued strikes on LebanonIsrael continues to expand attacks on Gaza and LebanonIran targeted the US base in Kuwait but missiles were interceptedThe US has struck Iranian military sites over the weekendOil prices are going back upOver 40 people have died in a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. There are 260 confirmed cases and 1100 more possible infections. Hundreds are protesting outside of Kenya’s Ebola quarantine facility for US citizensFamily visits with detainees at Delaney Hall in New Jersey have resumedYesterday Trump named US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack as Special Presidential Envoy to Syria and IraqFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell accepted the JFK award for Courage and used his speech time to warn that Trump’s political stress test will wreck public trustA new experimental pill is giving new hope for pancreatic cancer

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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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