Kitchen Briefs - April 11, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - April 11, 2026The first phase of in person ceasefire talks have concluded with the US and Iran exchanging written texts to ensure they’re on the same page One of the road blocks is that the US isn’t able to guarantee that Israel will stop bombing LebanonThe other major obstacle is around disagreements on the Strait of Hormuz The US military claims two US ships have gone through the Strait on a mine clearing mission but Iranian media denies thatStrikes on Lebanon continued killing 5 and injuring a paramedic Manhattan DA is launching an investigation into the sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell while endorsements have been pulled and his fundraising page has been suspendedNext week House Republicans will be taking a vote to expel Swalwell while House Democrats will be voting to expel Rep Tony Gonzalez who is accused of sending lewd texts to a subordinate