The Morning Dispatch

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Trump’s New York Criminal Trial Hears First Witness

‘It was election fraud, pure and simple.’

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Columbia Roiled By Antisemitism

An anti-Israel encampment has sparked copycats at elite universities across the country.

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House Passes Trio of Foreign Aid Bills

What do the bipartisan pieces of legislation actually do?

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An Early Morning Strike On Iran

Plus: After first-quarter data came in hotter than expected, the U.S. economy enters uncharted territory.

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House Releases Foreign Aid Bills

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s gambit to fund Israel and Ukraine could put his speakership on the line.

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U.K. Report Calls into Question Youth Gender-Transition Treatments

‘For most young people, a medical pathway will not be the best way to manage their gender-related distress.’

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Polls Show Biden-Trump Race Narrowing

With plenty of time left on the clock, could third-party candidates play spoiler?

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Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel

Plus: Former President Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial begins.

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U.S.-Japan Summit Addresses Chinese Threat in the Indo-Pacific

Biden continues to build coalitions of the willing in Asia.

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House Divided Over Surveillance Authority

Republican lawmakers (at least temporarily) tank an effort to reauthorize a key national security tool.

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Biden Takes Another Swing at Student Debt Cancellation

The president tries to make good on a campaign promise.

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Trump Backs State-by-State Abortion Legislation

The former president tries to thread post-Roe needle, but faces rebukes from some pro-life advocates.

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Israeli Inquiry into Aid Worker Deaths Reveals ‘Internal Failures’

Strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen staff spur U.S. and Israeli policy changes.

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Yellen Heads to China

Is the U.S. in for a ‘China Shock 2.0’?

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Zelensky Lowers Military Conscription Age in Ukraine

In dire need of materiel from the United States, Ukrainians are adapting.

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Strike In Syria Kills Top Iranian Commander

Could this alleged Israeli attack open a new chapter in Iran’s proxy wars?

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