Kitchen Briefs - August 8, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - August 8, 2026Yemen has announced they’ve launched strikes on HouthisMore attacks on vessels in the Strait are happening. Iran attacked a UAE tanker, another vessel was struck by a projectile off the coast of OmanThe IRGC says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is conditional on the US fully accepting Iran’s conditionsThere are reports per CNN that Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine is working quietly toward an exit from the war in Iran and is trying to protect the militaryEarly this morning Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski voted with Democrats noRussia continued strikes last night and struck Kyiv killing 3 including a childThe Senate has left the office for a planned 5 week break and did not pass the SAVE ActTrump keeps posting to truth Social and there are many AI images of him wearing 2028 hatsTrump is obsessed with Taylor Swift and she fought back by having her song August muted from a recent White House postMore wildfires in the news. 20,000 people have been evacuated in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire has burned an unknown number of homes The defense attorney for the Tate brothers wants them to be free in the US while they fight extradition to the UKNew legislation in California being proposed that would legally penalize content creators who fail to disclose paid political endorsements with fines of up to $5K per violationThe administration is investing $3B in mineral projects to strengthen the US defense system and reduce reliance on ChinaYesterday the SEC dismissed it’s civil insider trading case against Terren Peizer who had been pardoned by Trump