Kitchen Briefs - August 17, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - August 17, 2026 AMTrump says Iran should wave the white flag but that he has no timeline and isn’t in any hurryTrump has decided to scale back military drills in South Korea The Houthis are claiming an attack on Saudi vessels in the Red SeaAt least 5 more Palestinians have been killed and 18 injured in new Israeli attacks on the Gaza stripRussia and Ukraine continue to trade more strikesAccording to Trump vandals have struck again. This time there are large patches of grass that is dead on the National Mall near the WWII memorial which is the exact same spot as the the big stage and crows were for the Freedom 250 July 4th celebrationBulldozing continues at Big Bend National Park to make way Trump’s wallAttorney General Todd Blanche was on Meet the Press yesterday and when asked if he would act independently of the White House, he said noThe Supreme Court just declined for a second time to hear from Trump on overturning the verdict that awarded E. Jean Carroll $5M Lake Powell hit a record low just a week after Lake Mead also hit a historic low last week. This elevates the ongoing crisis of the Colorado River system since it’s a key resource for wildlife, hydropower and more than 40 million people in 7 statesWorld Liberty Financial, the crypto company owned by Trump and his family is collaborating with Hong Kong based WorldClaw to provide access to Chinese artificial intelligence models flagged by Washington for security risksActress Hayden Panettiere has died at the age of 36