The Morning Dispatch

Every weekday morning, Mary Trimble and Grayson Logue provide an essential news briefing, along with original reporting and analysis on the day’s biggest stories.

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The Morning Dispatch: Big News!

What's next for The Dispatch, and the latest COVID booster.

The Morning Dispatch: Biden vs. ‘MAGA Republicans’

The president denounces his former opponent and his supporters in a speech in Philadelphia.

The Morning Dispatch: Ukraine Punches Back

But details of what the apparent counteroffensive looks like are still shrouded in the fog of war.

The Morning Dispatch: Trump Team Likely Sought to Conceal Classified Documents From Investigators, DOJ Says

Plus: Klon Kitchen weighs in on the national security implications of failing to secure classified information.

The Morning Dispatch: The Kids Aren’t Alright

Researchers continue to learn more about how devastating the disruptions of the pandemic were to the development of America's children.

The Morning Dispatch: OPEC Threatens to Tighten the Tap

And an impending Iran deal adds bonus uncertainty to oil markets.

The Morning Dispatch: In Search of a Red Wave

Plus: Are employers getting used to the remote work model?

The Morning Dispatch: Biden’s Base Gets a Student Loan Gift

Progressives cheer it on, but other officials on both the left and the right pan the president’s new student loan forgiveness plan.

The Morning Dispatch: Is the Iran Deal Back From the Dead?

Plus: Marking six months of war in Ukraine.

The Morning Dispatch: Can the GOP Retake the Senate?

Plus: Who killed Daria Dugina in Russia?

The Morning Dispatch: Judge Blocks Part of DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE Act’

Plus: An excerpt of the indefatigable Chris Stirewalt's new book.

The Morning Dispatch: Liz Truss Favored in Race to Replace Boris

Her opponent Rishi Sunak has struggled to connect with voters and faced questions about his long-term commitment to living in the UK.

The Morning Dispatch: A Conversation With Liz Cheney

Plus: Iran is surveilling political opponents here in the U.S.

The Morning Dispatch: Down Goes Cheney

Plus: Alaska voters head to the polls, but the full results won't be known for weeks.

The Morning Dispatch: Afghanistan’s Economic Collapse

The United Nations estimates 25 million Afghans are now in poverty, with 1 million children facing severe malnourishment.

The Morning Dispatch: Afghanistan, One Year Later

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