July 31, 2026

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

Good morning! Today is Friday, July 31st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. A little-noticed provision in the 2027 NDAA, Section 219, would create a Pentagon executive agent to synchronize U.S.-Israel defense cooperation across AI, quantum, biotech, and cyber—prompting Rep. Thomas Massie and a handful of Republicans to break ranks and call it a betrayal of American sovereignty. Harrison Berger reports that while Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz insist the measure merely formalizes existing ties, Prime Minister Netanyahu himself has described it as a shift from aid to…