Today’s Paper

The Upshot

How We Became Bitter Political Enemies

By EMILY BADGER and NIRAJ CHOKSHI

Members of the two parties are more likely today to describe each other unfavorably, as selfish, as threats, even as unsuitable marriage material.

Secrecy Surrounding Senate Health Bill Raises Alarms in Both Parties

By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR

Senate leaders are writing legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act without a single hearing on the bill and without an open drafting session.

Shooting Brings Rare Comity to the Capital, but Will It Last?

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER

Senators and lobbyists, staff members with a job to do and residents with an evening to spare, joined for a moment on Thursday in a bipartisan rebuttal: Play ball.

Mueller, Known for Being Above the Fray, Is Now in the Thick of It

By SCOTT SHANE and CHARLIE SAVAGE

His appointment as special counsel has thrown him into a political brawl, especially since his early hires include several prosecutors who have donated to Democrats.

The Dutch Have Solutions to Rising Seas. The World Is Watching.

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN

In the waterlogged Netherlands, climate change is considered neither a hypothetical nor a drag on the economy. Instead, it’s an opportunity.

With Largest Staff Ever, New York City Reimagines How It Works

By J. DAVID GOODMAN

Nearly every city agency has more workers now than when Mayor Bill de Blasio took office, and there’s been a surge in civilian hiring in law enforcement.