Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - June 2, 2026 PMMarco Rubio says the US will not remove sanctions on Iran in exchange for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Any sanction relief would need to include Iran giving up its enriched UraniumIranian outlets are saying Iran has stopped talking negotiations but liar liar pants are on fire Trump says talks continueIsraeli attacks in Lebanon have killed 4 moreThe death toll in Ukraine is now up to 22House Ethics Committee is investigating Representative Jimmy Gomez over sexual misconduct allegationsThe Trump administration paid $1B to a French company to NOT build offshore wind farms and instead invest in fossil fuel projects. Had the project gone through, it would have powered 1.3M homes and potentially saved ratepayers $10B. Trump just signed an executive order on the oversight of AI to vet the national security risks up to a month before they go publicOn May 15th, a $10M settlement was announced as the result of a 2023 investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital. They were to stop allowing transgender children from receiving puberty blockers and hormone therapies along with revoking medical privileges of 3 current doctors and 2 former ones. They have to also create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer and keep a list of potential gender affirming patientsThe White House Correspondent’s dinner has been rescheduled for July 24 Stay tuned for California election updates and a special interview later today