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: Where Is Peng Shuai?

And what does her disappearance mean for the upcoming Olympics?

The Morning Dispatch: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Backs Down

Plus: Can anything be done about the dangers of space debris?

The Morning Dispatch: U.S.-China Leaders Seek to Ease Tensions

Plus: Is Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko Behind Europe’s latest border crisis?

The Morning Dispatch: Can the Build Back Better Act Curb Inflation?

Plus: Putin stokes tension with buildup of troops at Ukrainian border.

The Morning Dispatch: Grand Jury Indicts Steve Bannon

The former Trump adviser faces charges on two counts of contempt of Congress.

The Morning Dispatch: Did ‘Republican Traitors’ Save the Filibuster?

Plus: The Chinese Communist Party’s revisionist history.

The Morning Dispatch: Pain at the Pump

Plus: Igor Danchenko pleads not guilty to charges of lying to federal investigators.

The Morning Dispatch: Pfizer’s Promising New COVID-19 Treatment

Health officials hope oral antiviral drugs will usher in a return to greater normalcy.

The Morning Dispatch: The Debate Over Paying Families Separated at the Border

Plus: The Justice Department has considered payments in response to an ACLU lawsuit.

The Morning Dispatch: Biden’s Big Friday

Jobs numbers were better than expected, and the House passed the bipartisan infrastructure framework.

The Morning Dispatch: The Growing Crisis in Ethiopia

Plus: The Federal Reserve scales back its asset purchase program.

The Morning Dispatch: Turning an Eye Toward the Midterms

Plus: The battle over vaccine mandates for first responders.

Youngkin Turns Virginia Red

What lessons will Republicans and Democrats draw from Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory?

The Morning Dispatch: Inflation Pains

Wages are up but so are prices, hampering overall economic confidence.

The Morning Dispatch: Biden Heads to Europe

Plus: Facebook changes its name to Meta.