November 04, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Nov 4, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Wednesday, November 4th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. As Trump weighs renewed strikes on Iran after a bruising midterm defeat, Tehran is signaling that the next phase of war would reach deep into Europe, with Germany, Italy, Portugal, and the UK named as potential targets. With Democrats seizing both chambers of Congress, Luke Nicastro argues the incoming 120th Congress faces an urgent task: reclaiming its constitutional war powers and the power of the purse from a White House that has spent nine months waging an undeclared war. and now…