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May 11, 2026
Good morning! Today is Monday, May 11th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Reality TV star Spencer Pratt's longshot bid for Los Angeles mayor is less about beating Karen Bass than testing whether celebrity and cultural grievance can become the GOP's new path into deep-blue cities. On day 33 of the Iran ceasefire, Tehran has delivered its formal response to Washington's peace proposal as Qatari mediators shuttle between Vance, Witkoff, Rubio, and Iran's foreign minister—even as Netanyahu insists the war "is not over.". Peter Van Buren argues the Iran War's true…
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