August 20, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Aug 20, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Thursday, August 20th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Ted Snider argues Ukraine is losing the air, land, and economic wars and will soon be forced back to talks on worse terms than the 2022 Istanbul deal that Washington and London pressed Kiev to abandon. On day 173 of the Iran war, the Financial Times reports Tehran is weighing strikes on U.S. assets in southeastern Europe, including Bulgaria's Bezmer airbase, as the UAE suspends trade with Iran and gas prices remain elevated. In a stunning Florida Democratic Senate primary upset…