Kitchen Briefs - April 19, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - April 19, 2026Trump says a peace deal will happen one way or another, the nice way or the hard way even if he has to blow up the entire country.Representative Jamie Raskin and Senator Jon Osoff are wanting to investigate Kushner’s involvement as it seems to be a direct conflict of interest with his business investments in the Middle EastOn Saturday night a Woodland Hills, CA resident was arrested at LAX on suspicion of trafficking weapons on Iran’s government’s behalf including drones and bomb fuses destined for Sudan.Satellite images show that Israel is building permanent military bases in Gaza as US backed plans to rebuild the area are simply nonexistent8 children were killed this morning in a domestic disturbance in Shreveport Louisiana. The suspect who was also related to some of the children was killed by police during a pursuitOvernight, there was also a shooting near the University of Iowa with 5 people shot, 3 of which were students. No word on where the gunman isIn Beijing a humanoid robot beat the human half marathon world recordA lawsuit filed this week states that Madison Square Garden has been using a surveillance program since 2018 using facial recognition to scan 40 people per minute and compile dossiers including Social Security numbers, tax records, and family photos. The system has banned 900-1,500 lawyers whose firms sued MSG, ejected fans who criticized owner James Dolan, and tracked individuals' bathroom visits and social media posts across MSG venues including Radio City Music Hall. In the California Governor’s race, Tom Steyer has spent over $115 million on his campaign. As a reminder, you can head to my Substack to download a breakdown of the top candidates in the race: https://substack.com/home/post/p-194138603