The American Conservative Morning Briefing

September 11, 2026

Good morning! Today is Friday, September 11th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. On day 195 of the Iran War, Trump promises the fighting ends af

September 10, 2026

Good morning! Today is Thursday, September 10th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. In Germany, the AfD's landslide 44 percent victory in Saxony-

September 09, 2026

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, September 9th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Joseph Addington warns that Trump's sweeping Venezuelan oil d

September 07, 2026

Good morning! Today is Monday, September 7th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Emily Jashinsky examines how Christian conservatives, from Tucke

September 06, 2026

Good morning! Today is Sunday, September 6th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner met with Putin in Moscow for thr

September 05, 2026

Good morning! Today is Saturday, September 5th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Newly surfaced testimony from former counterterrorism chief Jo

September 04, 2026

Good morning! Today is Friday, September 4th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Day one hundred and eighty-eight of the Iran War brings fresh Ir

September 03, 2026

Good morning! Today is Thursday, September 3rd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. With Democrats poised to potentially flip the Senate this Nove

September 02, 2026

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, September 2nd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Jennifer Kavanagh warns that Trump's expanding wars have push

September 01, 2026

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, September 1st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. On day 185 of the Persian Gulf war, the United States and Iran

August 31, 2026

Good morning! Today is Monday, August 31st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Ted Snider argues that from Ottawa to Riyadh to Kyiv, U.S. partner

August 30, 2026

Good morning! Today is Sunday, August 30th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Scott Greer argues the conservative intelligentsia's "common good"

August 29, 2026

Good morning! Today is Saturday, August 29th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Five years after the Kabul withdrawal, Curt Mills argues Joe Bid

August 28, 2026

Good morning! Today is Friday, August 28th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Six months into the Iran War, American materiel is depleted, Gulf

August 27, 2026

Good morning! Today is Thursday, August 27th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. With the Iran war now in its 180th day, Iran and Oman appear clo

August 26, 2026

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, August 26th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Treasury launches "Operation Economic Outcast" against Iran on

August 25, 2026

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, August 25th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. On day 178 of the Iran War, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unve

August 24, 2026

Good morning! Today is Monday, August 24th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Liam Childers argues that Trump's decision to scale back joint mil

August 23, 2026

Good morning! Today is Sunday, August 23rd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll is set to exit the Pentagon by year

August 22, 2026

Good morning! Today is Saturday, August 22nd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. On day 175 of the Iran War, President Trump threatens an "econom