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: DNI Ends In-Person Briefings Over Electoral Security

Plus, a clash between Trump supporters and Portland protesters turns deadly.

The Morning Dispatch: Trump Hammers Home ‘Law and Order’ Messaging in Address

Plus, Hurricane Laura causes devastation in Louisiana.

The Morning Dispatch: Carnage and Unrest in Kenosha

Plus, Hurricane Laura makes landfall.

The Morning Dispatch: Riots in Wisconsin

Plus, can the GOP avoid distractions and stay on message during the convention?

The Morning Dispatch: The GOP Aims to Rally the Base

Plus, how Russia and China are trying to interfere in the election, and what's being done to combat their efforts.

The Morning Dispatch: The Struggle to Reopen Schools

Plus, the GOP convention kicks off today.

The Morning Dispatch: Joe Biden Takes the Stage

Plus, Steve Bannon's arrest over a border wall funding scheme.

The Morning Dispatch: Obama Goes After Trump in DNC Address

Plus, the latest on the Belarus protests.

The Morning Dispatch: Report Details Trump Campaign’s Connections With Russia

Plus, another fringe candidate wins a GOP congressional primary.

The Morning Dispatch: The DNC Welcomes Republican Trump Opponents

Plus, the Trump administration opens part of ANWR for drilling.

The Morning Dispatch: The Postal Service Drama Continues

Plus, Trump tries to play to the fears of suburban voters. Will it work?

The Morning Dispatch: Trump Openly Resists Funding to Help the Postal Service

Plus, Marjorie Greene hasn't won a seat in Congress and she's already causing problems.

The Morning Dispatch: The State of Play for College Football

Plus, are new COVID cases really dropping?

The Morning Dispatch: It’s Kamala

Plus, violence in Belarus after a sham election.

The Morning Dispatch: Lebanon in Limbo

Plus, it's looking like a congressional stalemate over COVID relief.

The Morning Dispatch: How Russia and China Are Trying to Meddle in the 2020 Election

Plus, President Trump takes executive action on COVID relief.