Kitchen Briefs - June 25, 2026 PM

• The death toll in Venezuela is now at 188 with over 1500 people injured. The US has pledged $150M in humanitarian aid
• A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile near Oman, putting an evacuation effort for ships in the Strait on hold
• Oil prices went up
• Israel continues to strike Lebanon, at least 10 times today despite the ceasefire
• The White House submitted a request to Congress for $1.4B in supplemental funding to combat the widening Ebola outbreak
• A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s new rule lowering federal student loan limits for graduate degrees in nursing and healthcare fields
• Oregon Senator Wyden is sounding the alarm that the Trump administration is targeting over 500 migrant children for fast-track removal because they are currently held in long term foster care
• Lockheed Martin just scored a $35B deal to restock the depleted weapons Trump used in Iran
• Congress has canceled upcoming votes because 25 representatives pledged to vote no on any Senate bills until the SAVE America Act is passed
• Harvey Weinstein’s latest sexual assault charge has been dropped after his accuser said she can’t endure a 4th trial
• JD Vance quoted Sean Combs in his new book and today referred to him as the great Christian theologian P Diddy
• California and Santa Clara County have filed a lawsuit to stop the construction of a ICE facility in Gilroy
• Tennis Hall of Famer Chris Everet has announced that her ovarian cancer has returned