July 22, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 22, 2026 · 3m

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, July 22nd 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Phillip Linderman reports that the battle over Trump's slim slate of career ambassadors is less about diplomatic expertise than about who truly directs American foreign policy—the president or an entrenched Foreign Service old guard. On day 144 of the Iran War, U.S. forces struck Iranian targets for a tenth night as regional mediators floated a ten-day ceasefire and the Pentagon acknowledged nearly one hundred American troops have been injured in recent weeks. Oil prices climbed above…