October 31, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Oct 31, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Saturday, October 31st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Qatari mediators returned to Tehran Friday to revive peace talks amid fears Washington could renew its war against Iran after the midterms, as oil edged toward $117 a barrel and gasoline hit $4.20. Scott Greer dismantles Thom Tillis and Jonah Goldberg's prediction that a midterm loss will restore the pre-Trump GOP, arguing the Bourbon Republicans have no army left to lead them back to power. Chancellor John Healey's new UK budget tosses fiscal peanuts to hard-pressed Britons while debt…