June 28, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jun 28, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Sunday, June 28th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Andrew Day skewers Ben Shapiro and allied commentators for scapegoating "useless white people" after Democratic Socialists swept New York's primaries, arguing the right's incoherent fixation ignores how demographic change and Israel's conduct in Gaza are actually fueling the socialist surge. U.S. Central Command strikes on Iranian drone and missile sites drew retaliatory attacks on American bases and a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, even as Israel's continued bombing of southern Lebanon…