Kitchen Briefs - June 11, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 11, 2026 PMAccording to World Bank, the US-Iran War is going to pull the global economy to post-COVID lowTrump has announced he’s called off the strikes on IranEarlier today the Pentagon was evacuated due to a hazardous material but it was found that a sensor malfunctioned and all is fineRain is in the forecast and is threatening the UFC fightThe man who killed former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog has pleaded guilty to murder. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty The average long term mortgage rate has hit 6.52% just below its high for the yearMelania and Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the launch of a spinoff of Trump accounts for children in foster care. Child welfare agencies can act as the guardian of children born between Jan 1, 2025 and Dec 31, 2028 and open an account to receive $1,000New Medicaid rules go into effect next year in which you’ll have to prove you’re too sick to work at least 80 hours per monthThe Joint Economic Committee has just released a state-by-state data report on rising costs under Trump. The average household has had to spend more than $3,100 more on goods and services under Trump with California and Alaska having to spend over $4,300 more. Ahhh really making america great, isn’t he?Immigration arrests in Florida have been quietly surgingThe House failed to pass a short term extension for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ActVisa has tapped into ChatGPT and now AI agents can shop and pay for users