Kitchen Briefs - August 4, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - August 4, 2026 PMIsrael is setting off huge explosions in southern Lebanon. They’re also firing tear gas and destroying monuments in Gaza todayNetanyahu said in a video today that Israeli troops are not withdrawing from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmedIran and Oman say their talks are going wellVideo shows a Russian drone chasing a Ukrainian street vendor in a human safari attack. The drone was remotely controlled and Ukraine says this amounts to a war crimeOhio Republican congressman Max Miller says he will not drop his reelection bid amidst abuse claims by his ex-wifeAn armed man was arrested today outside of the golf course owned by the guy in the white house in Rancho Palos VerdesThe Senate Judiciary officially advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney generalThe current administration has accused OpenAI of discriminating against US workers and favoring foreign visa holders. OpenAI says no but has agreed to a paying a $1.2M fine and set aside $2 million to provide “back pay” to any U.S. workers found to have missed out on employmentTrump decided he didn’t like the slope of the new white house lawn helipadBronze statues near the Lincoln Memorial are being regilded with 23 karat gold leafOil companies made $93B in 3 months