Kitchen Briefs - August 8, 2026

Kitchen Briefs - August 8, 2026 Yemen has announced they’ve launched strikes on Houthis More attacks on vessels in the Strait are happening. Iran attacked a UAE tanker, another vessel was struck by a projectile off the coast of Oman The IRGC says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is conditional on the US fully accepting Iran’s conditions There 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 military Early this morning Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski voted with Democrats no Russia continued strikes last night and struck Kyiv killing 3 including a child The Senate has left the office for a planned 5 week break and did not pass the SAVE Act Trump keeps posting to truth Social and there are many AI images of him wearing 2028 hats Trump is obsessed with Taylor Swift and she fought back by having her song August muted from a recent White House post More 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 UK New 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 violation The administration is investing $3B in mineral projects to strengthen the US defense system and reduce reliance on China Yesterday the SEC dismissed it’s civil insider trading case against Terren Peizer who had been pardoned by Trump