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May 21, 2026
Good morning! Today is Thursday, May 21st 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Thomas Massie's primary defeat in Kentucky, fueled by more than $30 million and a Trump-aligned super PAC built solely to destroy him, signals that the Republican Party now answers to one man rather than any platform or principle. As the U.S.-Israel-Iran ceasefire enters its forty-third day, Tehran warns of strikes reaching "places you cannot even imagine," while Vice President Vance concedes an "option B" military restart remains on the table and oil holds at $106 a barrel. Israel has…
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