August 07, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Aug 7, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Friday, August 7th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. On day 160 of the Iran conflict, Trump publicly denies reports he was blindsided over munitions shortages, even as Tehran signals openness to renewed talks and Brent crude holds above eighty-one dollars. Jack Hunter examines how progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan primary win, and a rising crop of antiwar socialists, may be seizing the America First mantle from a GOP now backing neocon Mike Rogers. With Trump overseeing the very kind of foreign war he once vowed to avoid, figures…