Kitchen Briefs - July 14, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - July 14, 2026 PMLet’s kick off the afternoon with some great news! E. Jean Carroll’s bank account just became $5.6M bigger because Trump had to finally pay her!Trump just backtracked his call for a 20% tariff on the Strait of HormuzAdditional US strikes are launching this evening on IranTrump said US representatives held talks with Iran today. He also said that strikes will continue until he says stop. He said quote We will knock out all their power plants. We will knock out all their bridges until they get to the negotiating table.”Trump met with Iraq’s Prime Minister and says he had tremendous chemistry with him Israel’s security cabinet has approved a budget of $434M to establish 34 new illegal settlements in the West BankTwo more people have been killed in Gaza City from Israeli attacksThe cloture vote failed on the National Defense Authorization Act. Call your reps!The House passed the bill that could make daylight saving time permanent. It now heads to the SenateNew York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a first in the national moratorium on the construction of new data centers in New YorkWisconsin says Elon Musk broke the law by promising voters a $1M payoutA federal judge has awarded $314 million in damages to three Americans who were jailed and allegedly tortured by what he called a “criminal enterprise” led by former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro The Writers Guild of America has become the latest group to challenge Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Brothers A rare T. Rex fossil has sold for $50.1M to an unnamed buyer. The skeleton, named Gus, is 67 million years old and features a skull that is 82% intactA huge shoutout and thank you to follower Pam for supplying me with my coffee fix