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: The Ohio Senate Race Gets Trumpy

Plus: The Derek Chauvin trial enters its second week.

The Morning Dispatch: Understanding Georgia’s New Elections Law

Plus: The Supreme Court considers a case over NCAA amateurism.

The Morning Dispatch: Hey, Big Spender

Plus: A scandal-plagued former governor throws his hat back in the political ring.

The Morning Dispatch: The Border Crisis Worsens

Plus: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem tries to navigate the culture wars.

The Morning Dispatch: WHO Releases COVID Origin Report

Plus: U.S. COVID cases inching up again and good news on the vaccine front.

The Morning Dispatch: The Iran-China Crossover

Two U.S. adversaries break new diplomatic ground.

The Morning Dispatch: Biden Meets the Press

Plus: Tech CEOs get another Capitol Hill grilling, and Sen. Chris Coons reports on the conflict in Tigray.

The Morning Dispatch: Suez Stoppage Stretches On

Plus: The Senate begins its fight over Democrats' elections bill.

The Morning Dispatch: Crisis in Tigray

Plus: A look at the debate over gun violence prevention legislation.

The Morning Dispatch: The Kraken is Backtrackin’

Plus: Team Biden's struggle to handle a surge of unaccompanied minors at the southern border.

The Morning Dispatch: China Talks Start Chilly

U.S. and Chinese diplomats traded barbs about human rights before Alaska meetings last week.

The Morning Dispatch: Democrats Eye Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

Plus: A look at the Atlanta shootings and anti-Asian hate crimes.

The Morning Dispatch: Senators Plan How to Counter China

Plus: A look at non-fungible tokens.

The Morning Dispatch: The Democratic Push to End the Filibuster

Plus: A newly declassified report details attempted Iranian and Russian interference in November’s presidential election.

The Morning Dispatch: Escalating Violence in Burma

Plus: What’s behind the rise of SPACs.

The Morning Dispatch: Can We Avoid Another Surge?

Plus: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo loses support from Democratic lawmakers.