September 29, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Sep 29, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Tuesday, September 29th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. Jack Hunter argues in The American Conservative that Trump's collapsing approval and looming midterm losses might have been avoided had he governed more like Thomas Massie, whose positions on Iran, the Epstein files, and tariffs have all proven more popular with voters. Andrew Day dismantles Ben Shapiro's claim that the Iran war hasn't damaged Trump politically, pointing to gas prices that have jumped from $2.98 to $4.48 a gallon, diesel nearing $6.50, and an inflation uptick directly…