July 18, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 18, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Saturday, July 18th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Rahm Emanuel's Tel Aviv speech recasts him as an Israel critic, but Harrison Berger reports the Israel lobby's applause and his refusal to back an arms embargo reveal a strategy to placate Democratic voters without changing policy. As Israel and its allies quietly move to embed military aid inside the Pentagon's procurement system, Congress could lose the ability to vote on the annual Foreign Military Financing line item altogether. In Britain, Andy Burnham's debut speech as Labour leader…