July 24, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 24, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Friday, July 24th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. As oil surges past $100 and the House passes a war powers resolution, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby struggles to defend an open-ended Iran campaign, asking the public for more time while dismissing concerns about depleted munitions. President Trump declares the newly unveiled Saudi civil nuclear deal contingent on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, though officials tell reporters normalization was never actually raised during negotiations. In Kiev, Zelensky's firing of a popular…