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It’s hard to imagine a much worse pitch Donald Trump could have made for the black vote; Ryan Lochte's apology is clear: He doesn't realize what he has done wrong; Helen Maroulis’s perfect response to Ryan Lochte overshadowing her historic gold medal; This tree might be the oldest living thing in Europe; Win or lose, Trumpism may be here to stay in the GOP; 'His mother drunkenly confronted me' kind of says it all; Ryan Lochte and the Privilege Tree; Here’s why President Obama isn’t stopping his vacation to visit the Louisiana flooding; More than half of Clinton Foundation's major donors would be barred under new rule; Thurgood Marshall's interracial love: 'I don't care what people think. I'm marrying you.'; Trump’s false claim that undocumented immigrants collect Social Security benefits; Trump, drawing contrast to Obama, visits flood-ravaged Baton Rouge; Ryan Lochte: A champion swimmer caught in a riptide of self-absorption; She saw her first love on the 11 o'clock news. Four months later, they were engaged.; The inside story of how billionaires are racing to take you to outer space; Jerry Falwell Jr.: Trump is the Churchillian leader we need   Most popular right now   Most Read It’s hard to imagine a much worse pitch Donald Trump could have made for the black vote The new Trump just made a very old-Trump argument about black voters. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Ryan Lochte's apology is clear: He doesn't realize what he has done wrong Swimmer's antics weren't nearly as offensive as the disrespect his lies showed for Olympics host. By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more »   Helen Maroulis’s perfect response to Ryan Lochte overshadowing her historic gold medal Part of it: "If they covered Ryan Lochte over my match, well, I think that's a poor decision on their part, but I'm not running the show." By Rick Maese  •  Read more »   This tree might be the oldest living thing in Europe Scientists counted 1,075 years worth of growth rings, and the tree is probably even older than that. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Win or lose, Trumpism may be here to stay in the GOP The latest campaign shake-up suggests that the movement Donald Trump started is likely to cause long-term turmoil. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   'His mother drunkenly confronted me' kind of says it all You don't have to explain yourself to your boyfriend's mom. By Carolyn Hax  •  Read more »   Ryan Lochte and the Privilege Tree This is less passive-aggressive than the original, at least. With apologies to Shel Silverstein. By Alexandra Petri  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   Here’s why President Obama isn’t stopping his vacation to visit the Louisiana flooding Perception doesn't equal reality in his world. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   More than half of Clinton Foundation's major donors would be barred under new rule Critics on the left and the right question why the Democratic nominee's charity is still taking corporate and foreign money. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s false claim that undocumented immigrants collect Social Security benefits Trump makes a bizarre claim about Social Security benefits for undocumented immigrants, but it's unsupported by facts. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Trump, drawing contrast to Obama, visits flood-ravaged Baton Rouge The visit drew an immediate contrast with President Obama, who has not yet visited the region. The president announced later Friday that he would visit next week. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Ryan Lochte: A champion swimmer caught in a riptide of self-absorption Olympian's conceit intersected with Rio's defensiveness, and his teammates were sucked to the bottom. By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more »   She saw her first love on the 11 o'clock news. Four months later, they were engaged. Kristal Southern and Shomari Stone first met as teenagers in Detroit in 1993. By Megan McDonough  •  Read more »   The inside story of how billionaires are racing to take you to outer space Elon Musk, Jeffrey Bezos, Richard Branson and Paul Allen open up about America's new race to the stars. By Christian Davenport  •  Read more »   Jerry Falwell Jr.: Trump is the Churchillian leader we need I support Trump because he has the resolve to never give up in a world that's hostile to our values. By Jerry Falwell Jr.  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Recipes Weekly recipes and more from our Food team. Sign Up »         Share The Post Most:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for The Post Most or because it is included in your subscription. 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