The Morning Dispatch

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Another African Coup Threatens Regional Stability

‘Military juntas are terrible at governance.’

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Hopeless in Haiti

‘It’s the worst it’s ever been in the last … probably 50 years.’

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The Election Nobody Wants

Despite low favorability ratings, a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024 is looking more and more likely.

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New York Democrats Battle Over Immigration

Officials in the Big Apple want more help in sheltering tens of thousands of migrants.

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A Pivotal Moment for Ukraine

The counteroffensive grinds on, but U.S. support could be on the verge of drying up.

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GOP Struggles to Reach Consensus on Abortion Policy

‘We have a war within the Republican Party to decide if we even are pro-life at the federal level.’

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Lawmakers Seek to Upgrade Federal Aviation Administration 

Plus: The growing risk of political violence.

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The Death of a Russian Warlord

Two months after a failed mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to be no more.

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A Rival Economic Bloc Grows

Several nations receive invitations to join BRICS.

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The Elephant Not in the Room

Wednesday’s GOP presidential primary debate was full of fireworks, but will it matter?

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China’s Ticking Time Bomb

After decades of unprecedented economic growth, the CCP seems on the verge of a new era.

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Previewing the First Republican Primary Debate of the Cycle

With Trump out, GOP candidates scramble to make the Fox News-hosted event mean something.

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Ain’t No Party Like a Camp David Party

Biden hosts leaders of Japan and South Korea in the face of threats from China and North Korea.

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Strolling Toward a Shutdown

Plus: So much for the hopes for a room-temperature superconductor.

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The Afghanistan Withdrawal, Two Years Later

‘Admit to your mistakes, learn from them, so that this doesn’t happen ever, ever again.’

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Trump Indicted: Part IV

Plus: Fulton County charges 18 co-defendants over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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