Evening Edition: Ryan calls Trump campaign ‘distressing’ but stands by support

Inside the sometimes awkward Trump-Pence partnership; Swing-state polls show Trump trailing Clinton by wide margins; An Olympic first: A refugee team under its own flag; The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas.; The U.S. is in an unprecedented hurricane drought. Here's why that's terrifying.; Clint Eastwood explains — and regrets — his speech to an empty chair; 'Senseless act of violence': 68-year-old man dies after apparent road rage attack in N.Y.; Baby boomers are taking on ageism — and losing; Trump said he watched an Iranian recording of the $400 million money transfer. He didn't.; The Fix: People like Trump's tough talk, but they want him nowhere near the nuclear button; The Fix: This GOP congressman wants you to know he really doesn't like Trump; Legends say China began in a great flood. Scientists now say there's evidence of it.; American woman killed, five injured in central London knife attack; 19-year-old arrested; How Rotten Tomatoes became the scapegoat for angry 'Suicide Squad' fans;   The day's most important stories   Ryan calls Trump campaign 'distressing' but stands by support The House speaker said that his endorsement of the Republican presidential nominee was "not a blank check" and delivered a sharp critique of the candidate's flailing campaign two days after Trump declined to endorse Ryan for reelection. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Inside the sometimes awkward Trump-Pence partnership The emerging dynamic of this odd-couple GOP ticket shows little evidence of coordination. Donald Trump has granted his running mate broad leeway with no precedent in recent campaigns, amplifying differences in style and substance. By Sean Sullivan and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Swing-state polls show Trump trailing Clinton by wide margins A Fox News survey gives Clinton her biggest post-convention lead yet. And perhaps even worse, Trump dipped back below 40 percent in overall support. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   An Olympic first: A refugee team under its own flag In their past, they had seen some of the darkest places on the planet. Now, 10 athletes have come together to form the first such team, representing 60 million refugees and bringing attention to a global crisis. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The chaos of the Olympics has arrived. Fortunately, we have Bob Costas. At the center of NBC's 6,755 hours of programming, the longtime anchor is the steadying force, the moderator of mayhem, the synthesizer of sensory overload. For the next two weeks, he is the anchorman of Planet Earth. By Dan Zak  •  Read more »   The U.S. is in an unprecedented hurricane drought. Here's why that's terrifying. As population and wealth along parts of the U.S. coast have exploded since the last stormy period, experts dread the potential damage and harm once the drought ends. By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   Clint Eastwood explains — and regrets — his speech to an empty chair The actor and director also told Esquire that Donald Trump is "on to something." By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   'Senseless act of violence': 68-year-old man dies after apparent road rage attack in N.Y. Chun Man Tse's family and some elected officials are calling for murder charges after the fatal encounter in Queens. He died after spending more than a week in a coma. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Baby boomers are taking on ageism — and losing At a time when conditions have vastly improved for women, gay people, disabled people and minorities in the workplace, prejudice against older workers remains among the most pervasive "isms." By Lydia DePillis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump said he watched an Iranian recording of the $400 million money transfer. He didn't. Trump told supporters at a Florida rally that the months-old video had been recorded by the Iranian government and released to embarrass the United States. Several senior U.S. officials said they weren't aware of any such footage. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   The Fix: People like Trump's tough talk, but they want him nowhere near the nuclear button In a Fox News poll, Americans prefer Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton by 9 points — 51 percent to 42 percent — when it comes to "destroying terrorist groups like ISIS." But when asked more broadly about who is better on the issue of terrorism, it's a tie. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   The Fix: This GOP congressman wants you to know he really doesn't like Trump Mike Coffman is a low-profile, fourth-term Republican member of Congress from Colorado, and he wants to make sure everyone is his district knows where he stands on his party's presidential nominee. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Legends say China began in a great flood. Scientists now say there's evidence of it. Chinese geologists describe a catastrophic flood some 4,000 years ago — right around the time that legends say a mythical founding flood occurred. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   American woman killed, five injured in central London knife attack; 19-year-old arrested Police arrested a suspect at the scene and suggested mental health was "a significant factor" in the attack, though they would continue to consider terrorism a possibility. By Elise Schmelzer  •  Read more »   How Rotten Tomatoes became the scapegoat for angry 'Suicide Squad' fans ANALYSIS | The small but loud revolt against critical opinion demanded the closure of the website, which aggregates and evaluates reviews. By Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071