The Morning Dispatch

An essential daily news roundup, TMD includes a brief look at important stories of the day and original reporting and analysis from The Dispatch team, along with recommendations for deeper reading and some much-needed humor in these often fraught times.

The Ethics of Assisted Dying

Canada’s push to expand access to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide renews debates over the limits of the “right to die.”

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Lockdown Protests Spread Across China

The latest round of protests were sparked by an apartment fire where rescue efforts were reportedly delayed by anti-COVID measures.

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A Lot to Be Grateful For

Plus: Your Dispatchers share some of their favorite Thanksgiving recipes.

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Special Counsel Taking Over Trump Investigations

Plus: Qatar's troubling road to the World Cup.

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What’s Behind the RSV Surge

Children's hospitals are warning the spike in cases have stretched them to the breaking point.

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Here Come the GOP Investigations

The new narrow House majority has big plans to put the squeeze on President Biden.

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Leaders Step Back from the Brink After Missile Lands in Poland

Plus: The collapse of FTX and SBF.

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Scott Challenges McConnell

The Florida Republican’s bid to replace the longest-serving GOP leader is unlikely to succeed.

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House Republicans Prepare to Pick Their Leaders

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces an uphill battle in his bid for the speakership.

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On Inflation, Could We Be Through the Worst?

Markets jumped Thursday as official reports showed slowing inflation, although experts warned there's a long way to go.

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Russia Signals Retreat from Kherson

Retaking the city would be a major Ukrainian milestone as the brutal war slogs on.

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The End of the Tracks for the Trump Train?

Plus: What’s next for the pro-life movement?

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The Red Wave That Never Was

What to make of Republicans’ failure to notch sweeping gains Tuesday night.

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Decision 2022

To the polls! To the polls!

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Housing Market Cooling

Interest rate hikes are tamping down housing-market demand, but low supply is harder to address.

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Is Ethiopia’s Bloody Civil War at an End?

‘The devil will be in the implementation.’

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