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September 18, 2026
Good morning! Today is Friday, September 18th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. W. James Antle III examines Trump's high-risk midterm strategy of putting himself at the center of the campaign, and warns that the very voters he's trying to activate may be the ones most alienated by the Iran war, the Epstein files, and a focus on legacy projects over affordability. As the Iran war reaches its 202nd day, Trump tells Axios he faces a "big decision" on whether to further escalate, while UN-commissioned investigators cite reasonable grounds to suspect U.S. war crimes…
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