Kitchen Briefs - October 7, 2026 PM

Kitchen Briefs - October 7, 2026 PM

• Houthis attacks on two Saudi airports have killed 4 people, including 2 women and injured 36
• The US embassy has issued a security alert in Saudi Arabia’s capitol of Riyadh
• Saudi Arabia has asked Trump and Hegseth for military assistance and strikes but was told the US priority right now is in Iran
• Switzerland has pledged nearly $2million dollars in aid to Yemen
• A tanker has reported an incident 51 miles north of Qatar
• France is releasing 10 million barrels of diesel
• Trump said the war in Iran will be over very quickly and "the whole country right now is wiped out and the military is now wiped out"
• Trump asked the Pentagon for Iran strike options before the midterms
• Secretary Hegseth claims the US sank 59 Iranian navy vessels
• Bernadette Greene-Placentia, an Arizona Democratic congressional candidate says she was assaulted by two men while repairing her campaign signs in the middle of the night
• Georgia Congressman Mike Collins who is running for Senate has two campaign leaders working for him that are tied to the group American Patriots USA
• The DNC has filed a lawsuit against Trump
• Christa Pike is angry and confused
• The FBI says it thwarted a terror attack on the Mall of America
• Tropical storm Isaias is threatening the Gulf Coast as a hurricane
• Happy 100th birthday to civil rights leader Opal Lee, also known as the grandmother of Juneteenth
• Thank you to Laurie for providing me with coffee in the morning
• 835 days left