Kitchen Briefs - August 3, 2026 AM

Kitchen Briefs - August 3, 2026 AMTrump says negotiations with Iran will start today and that Iran’s choices are "a deal or total surrender". Iran says there are no talks underwayTrump not only wants credit for oil profits but is not demanding oil prices go down Israeli settlers beat and pepper sprayed an elderly man in the occupied West Bank. The man was on his own landRussia claims a Ukrainian drone hit a beach killing 7 and injuring 40Israel has formally voiced its concerns to the guy in the white house of the peace plan with Hamas and even Netanyahu’s spokesperson says what has been relayed to the public does not reflect Israel’s planTodd Blanche has formally rescinded the anti weaponization fund and now Cornyn and Tillis say they’ll approve his nominationSenate appropriators passed a continuing resolution over the weekend to keep the government funded until December 11thAlmost 65,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Washington due to wildfiresTwo people in Michigan have died from the Cyclospora outbreakThe American Red Cross declared its second ever national blood crisis. The Red Cross is offering Amazon gift cards to donors in August and a bonus for those with type O bloodRFK Jr is now saying parents you should definitely vaccinate their kidsThank you to Janice for my coffee today!