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 baseless The UAE has announced that all trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran have been halted until further notice At 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 commanders Israel 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 DeSantis The 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 lands The 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 shovel The Justice Department is trying to revive criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia ICE 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 status Outshine 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 election Construction on the White House Thomas Jefferson columns has been completed and Trump says it turned out beautifully The 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