June 27, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jun 27, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Saturday, June 27th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Phillip Linderman exposes how career diplomat Tressa Rae Finerty maneuvered around the White House to land a top UN refugee post, sidelining Trump's nominee and shielding UNHCR from a reform-minded American. U.S. Central Command strikes Iranian radar and drone sites along the coast in retaliation for Tehran's attack on a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, testing the fragile sixty-day negotiating window. Ted Snider argues the Vance team's emerging Iran deal is worth signing…