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May 20, 2026
Good morning! Today is Wednesday, May 20th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Daniel R. DePetris argues the President's much-touted ceasefires in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon are crumbling, with battlefield exhaustion likely to end these wars long before any White House diplomacy does. As the Iran War ceasefire reaches day 42, President Trump says he called off Tuesday's planned strikes at the urging of Gulf leaders, even as Treasury rolls out fresh sanctions and gas prices climb to $4.53 a gallon. The Senate voted 50 to 47 to advance a War Powers resolution on Iran…
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