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: War in Ukraine Creeps Closer

"We are now at a stage where Russia could, at any point, launch an attack on Ukraine."

The Morning Dispatch: Looking Back on One Year of the Biden Administration

Plus: Senate Republicans side with Mitch McConnell in Trump feud

The Morning Dispatch: Getting Hot Out There

Plus: The collapse of Boris Johnson's popularity across the pond.

The Morning Dispatch: Another Missile Test From North Korea

It’s the fourth such show of force in the last two weeks.

The Morning Dispatch: MLK in Montgomery

"The only normalcy that we will settle for is the normalcy that allows judgment to run down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."

The Morning Dispatch: RNC Threatens to Boycott Future Presidential Debates

Republicans accuse the bipartisan organization that oversees the quadrennial debates of political bias against their nominees.

The Morning Dispatch: The Russia-Ukraine Holding Pattern

Plus: A key inflation index hits a 40-year high.

The Morning Dispatch: Biden Takes Aim at Filibuster in Georgia

"To protect our democracy, I support changing the Senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed, to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights."

The Morning Dispatch: Noncitizens Get the Vote in NYC Elections

Plus: Sen. Mike Rounds's stand against the 2020 election truthers.

The Morning Dispatch: SCOTUS Tackles Vaccine Mandates

Plus: The Federal Reserve's path to raising interest rates in 2022.

The Morning Dispatch: One Year Later

Plus: The January 6 select committee’s investigation comes into focus.

The Morning Dispatch: Senate Democrats Move Towards Voting Reform

Plus: The White House blames rising prices on corporate greed.

The Morning Dispatch: The School Closure Debate Is Back

Plus: A conversation with one of the scientists behind the James Webb Space Telescope.

The Morning Dispatch: Colorado Wildfires Cause Record Damage

Tens of thousands evacuate as the Marshall Fire tears through Boulder County.

The Morning Dispatch: Our Favorite Movies, TV, and Music of 2021

Spider-Man, Succession, Ted Lasso, Donda, and more.