The Morning Dispatch

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China Continues to Test U.S.-Philippine Relations

An update on the goings on in the South China Sea.

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GOP Debate IV: Endgame

The one where the candidates lost the plot.

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Ukraine Funding at Impasse over Immigration

The debate about the supplemental funding plan goes off the rails.

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Crossing the Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis attack commercial vessels and Western interests.

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An Indian Murder-for-Hire Plot

Plus: Remembering Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

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Pax Kissinger

Remembering America’s most (in)famous diplomat.

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Headed for the Exits

Is it the quantity or quality of retiring members of Congress that really matters?

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Right Back Where We Started From

A wild few days at OpenAI exposed fault lines in the world of tech.

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A Day of Ire

What led to the largest riot in Ireland in decades.

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A Weekend on the Edge

Plus: A look at the presidential election in Argentina.

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A Dispatch Thanksgiving

Some news, some food, and a whole lot to be thankful for.

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Over the River and Through the Recession

Despite the malaise, the U.S. economy continues to defy expectations.

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Autumn of War

Has Ukraine’s war against Russia turned into a stalemate?

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Good Will Hunter

The legal case against the president’s son heats up.

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Here Xi Comes

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping reunite in California.

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Rung by Rung

Speaker Mike Johnson’s ‘laddered’ continuing resolution passes the House with bipartisan support.

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