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.

A Blazing Jobs Report in an Odd Economic Moment

Unemployment just hit its lowest level in more than half a century.

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Ron DeSantis Bests College Board

The College Board revised its African American Studies course after pushback spearheaded by the Florida governor.

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Emmanuel Macron’s Pension Problem

Workers are taking to the streets by the millions to oppose a plan to raise France’s retirement age.

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The FBI Eyes One of Its Own

Prosecutors allege former counterintelligence agent Charles McGonigal took large sums of money from foreign nationals.

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Tyre Nichols’ Death Renews Calls for Police Reform

As new details of the violent arrest emerge, lawmakers weigh what can be done at the federal level.

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Ukraine’s Fight Against Corruption

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‘When Everything is Classified, Nothing is Classified’

Recent document security breaches bring attention to America’s over-classification problem.

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The Turkish Roadblock to an Expanded NATO

Sweden and Finland still want to join the alliance, but Turkey stands squarely in the way.

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Ticketmaster Faces the Music

Senators accused the ticket giant and its owner, Live Nation, of monopolistic practices.

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So Long, Ron Klain

Biden prepares to navigate the remainder of his term and a reelection campaign without his longtime aide.

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Breaking the ‘Paper Ceiling’

In a tight labor market, many U.S. employers are dropping four-year college degree requirements.

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The Tank Debate Rolls On

Germany continues to hold up transfers of Western-made battle tanks to Ukraine.

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China’s Looming Demographic Crisis

Beijing reported population decline for the first time in decades—the long-term economic impact could prove painful.

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Understanding the Debt Ceiling Debate

Lawmakers gear up for yet another fight over raising the debt limit.

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DOJ Appoints Another Special Counsel

Former prosecutor Robert Hur will head the investigation into Biden’s classified documents case.

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MLK on the Emancipation Proclamation

“All Americans must enlist in a crusade finally to make the race question an ugly relic of a dark past.”

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