July 05, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 5, 2026 · 5m

Good morning! Today is Sunday, July 5th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Two bills moving through Congress this summer would deepen the U.S.–Israel military bond, with Section 219 of the NDAA fusing the two countries' defense industries and a separate $3.3 billion transfer facing a Massie-led revolt that has House Democrats scrambling. In Tehran, up to thirty million mourners are expected at the funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei, assassinated in February, as Iran War negotiations enter their seventeenth day and Tehran warns foreign vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to…