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Baby boomers are taking on ageism — and losing; Clint Eastwood explains — and regrets — his speech to an empty chair; GOP reaches 'new level of panic' over Trump's candidacy; Republicans nominate dangerously insane person to lead America, then panic when he proves he’s dangerously insane; New state and national polls suggest Trump’s campaign is wobbling; Donald Trump did not actually watch an Iranian recording of that controversial money transfer; A secret group bought the ingredients for a dirty bomb — here in the U.S.; Wearing “Don’t Tread on Me” insignia could be punishable racial harassment; This Smithsonian scientist's death was a mystery; 150 years later, his skeleton helped solve it; I was Capt. Khan's commander in Iraq. The Khan family is our family.; Donald Trump's Washington Post interview should make Republicans panic; Trump's shallowness runs deep; USA Gymnastics routinely ignored warnings of sexual abuse by coaches, report alleges; Donald Trump’s terrible week just got worse: A new poll has him down by 10; Donald Trump makes his most dangerous comments yet   Most popular right now   Most Read Remembering the biggest mass murder in the history of the world Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward was the biggest episode of mass murder in the history of the world. But it rarely gets the recognition it deserves. By Ilya Somin  •  Opinions  •  Read more » Baby boomers are taking on ageism — and losing Bias against older workers remains among the most acceptable and pervasive "isms." By Lydia DePillis  •  Read more »   Clint Eastwood explains — and regrets — his speech to an empty chair "I'd have to go for Trump," Eastwood tells Esquire. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   GOP reaches 'new level of panic' over Trump's candidacy RNC's Reince Priebus is 'very frustrated' by Trump's behavior as party leaders call for a reset. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans nominate dangerously insane person to lead America, then panic when he proves he’s dangerously insane Now Republicans want an "intervention"? By Greg Sargent  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   New state and national polls suggest Trump’s campaign is wobbling Clinton has double-digit leads in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Donald Trump did not actually watch an Iranian recording of that controversial money transfer "I don't think you heard this anywhere but here," Trump said as he described the footage. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   A secret group bought the ingredients for a dirty bomb — here in the U.S. An investigation exposes gaps in U.S. regulations that undermine Washington's claim to be the best in the world at blocking this potential terrorist threat. By Patrick Malone | Center for Public Integrity  •  Read more »   Wearing “Don’t Tread on Me” insignia could be punishable racial harassment So says the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, requiring an employer to investigate the "context" behind people wearing the insignia (even with no allegation that the wearers were saying anything racist). By Eugene Volokh  •  Opinions  •  Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Many questions and few answers about how Melania Trump immigrated to the U.S. The Trump campaign has remained largely silent on the details of her arrival here in the 1990s to pursue a modeling career. By Rosalind S. 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