The Senate and the Supreme Court

President Trump’s agenda passed in the Senate. It now goes to the House. Plus, we take a close look at this Supreme Court term.

By The Morning Team

An Offhand Remark About Gold Bars, Secretly Recorded, Upended His Life

Brent Efron’s “boring” Tinder date wanted to hear all about his work at the Environmental Protection Agency, so Mr. Efron talked. If only he’d seen the hidden camera.

By Lisa Friedman

Anatomy of a Comedy Cliché

How did comedians “getting real” become such a common trope in TV and movies?

By Jason Zinoman

The Daily

The Republicans’ $3 Trillion Vanishing Act

The policy bill passed by the Senate could reshape the country’s finances for a generation.

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Guest Essay

A Plague of Pests Is Coming for California. Here’s How to Stop It.

Is it wise to use one organism to combat another invasive one?

By Andrew Zaleski