Former Democratic Party insider claims she will expose Democrats who covered up Biden’s cognitive decline

Source: Fox News

“Lindy Li, a former Democratic fundraiser who switched party affiliation over unheeded warning signs about President Joe Biden’s decline in the 2024 election, is revealing new details about the red flags the party blew by. ‘Whatever was out there, it wasn’t the truth. They wanted him to go, and also in my book, I will be telling people exactly who was aware of Biden’s cognitive decline but pretended otherwise,’ Li told Fox News Digital during a phone interview. Li, who is publishing a new book titled Unburdened later this year, adds to the picture of the internal discussions, the research, and the panic behind the scenes of the Democratic Party, indicating that Biden enjoyed only shaky support even among his own camp long before he ultimately dropped out of the 2024 election.” (06/22/26)

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-dem-insider-reveals-she-will-expose-democrats-covered-bidens-decline-new-book

Romania: Nominated PM Asks Parliament’s Vote of Confidence Without Clear Majority

Source: US News & World Report

“Romania’s prime minister-designate Adrian Vestea ⁠asked ⁠parliament late on Sunday for ⁠a vote of confidence, banking on support from the country’s largest ​party, but his cabinet is unlikely to pass without support from the opposition far right. Centrist ‌President Nicusor Dan nominated Liberal Party ‌member Vestea earlier this week without consulting the party, in what analysts said was ⁠a forceful ⁠attempt to rebuild a pro-European government to carry out reforms and ​keep cutting the largest budget deficit in the European Union. … On ⁠Sunday, the ⁠Liberals reiterated they would ⁠no longer ​join a ruling coalition with the Social Democrats and voted to exclude Vestea from their ​ranks, as well as ⁠any party member who would back or join his government.” (06/22/26)

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-06-22/romanias-nominated-pm-asks-parliaments-vote-of-confidence-without-clear-majority

Crimea: Fuel sales halted after Ukrainian forces strike both sides of Kerch bridge

Source: Independent [UK]

“Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian forces have struck energy and military infrastructure either side of a key bridge linking occupied [sic] Crimea and Russia. The Russia-appointed Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov said fuel stations across the peninsula suspended sales to the public and businesses, with supplies restricted to government agencies responsible for essential services and security. Russian authorities said at least five people were killed and 28 injured in the attacks, adding that air defences had downed 239 Ukrainian drones overnight.” (06/22/26)

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-crimea-bridge-attack-b3000129.html

UK: Starmer resigns as prime minister

Source: CNBC

“U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will stand down as Labour leader and prime minster, ending months of political turmoil and opening a contest to replace him. The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda. The move comes less than two years after Starmer led Labour to one of its largest parliamentary majorities in the 2024 general election. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street shortly after 9:30 a.m. in London, Starmer said he would remain in post until any leadership contest is completed, which he said would help ensure an orderly handover of power.” (06/22/26)

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-prime-minister.html

Colombia: De la Espriella holds razor-thin lead in presidential election as rival challenges vot

Source: Dallas Morning News

“Political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead in Colombia’s presidential election with nearly all the votes counted Sunday, in a runoff vote marked by people’s fears of a renewed internal conflict. A victory by de la Espriella would effectively be an indictment of the policies of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, whose protégé had promised to continue his agenda if he defeated his rival. De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite never having run for office, led progressive lawmaker Iván Cepeda taking 49.7% of the votes, with 99.9% of the results released by electoral authorities. Cepeda, Petro’s ally, earned 48.7% support. Election officials have not formally announced a winner. … Cepeda told supporters that his campaign considers the count ‘unofficial and non-binding’ and that his team will challenge results from more than 30,000 voting stations.” (06/22/26)

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/world/article/colombians-vote-in-a-presidential-runoff-that-22313902.php

US regime publicly confesses to two more maritime murders

Source: United Press International

“The U.S. military [murdered] two men in its latest strike targeting a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, U.S. Southern Command announced late Sunday, lifting the monthslong operation’s death toll to at least 213. The strike left six survivors, according to SOUTHCOM, which said in a statement that it immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate search-and-rescue operations. … Sunday’s strike was the third conducted since Tuesday and the fourth this month, [murdering] at least eight people. The status of two survivors from a strike last week was not known.” (06/22/26)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/06/22/latam-us-boat-strikes/9431782105530/

Trump threatens to murder Iranian negotiators as Switzerland talks wrap up

Source: Antiwar.com

“President Trump on Sunday issued new threats against Iran and its negotiators as US and Iranian officials were in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first round of talks under the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. Speaking to Fox News reporter Trey Yingst, President Trump claimed that he spoke with Iranian officials overnight and told them: ‘You close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country.’ … Yingst said Trump also told the officials that if the strait is closed, ‘you won’t even make it back to your f–cking country,’ which appears to be a threat against the lives of Iran’s officials in Geneva, who include Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. … Trump’s threats violate the MoU, which states that the two sides must ‘refrain from the threat or use of force against each other,’ and Iran’s PressTV reported that Iran’s delegation in Geneva raised objections with the US side over his comments.” (06/21/26)

https://news.antiwar.com/2026/06/21/trump-issues-threats-against-iran-and-its-negotiators-during-switzerland-summit/

US Senate panel considers vote to shield special education from RFK Jr.’s agency

Source: USA Today

“A Senate committee is considering a vote in July to prevent the Trump administration from transferring core functions of federal special education programs to the Health and Human Services Department, which is overseen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The move – one of the most dramatic changes in President Donald Trump’s yearlong crusade to dismantle the Education Department – immediately set off alarm among disability rights groups, who fear it could eventually disrupt services for students with disabilities. Critics pointed to RFK Jr.’s pattern of controversial past statements about autism in particular (he said during a press conference last year that the condition ‘destroys families’). Though federal officials have not yet provided a clear timeline for the bold shift – even in internal communications to employees – they’ve promised that students’ rights will continue to be protected.” (06/20/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/20/special-ed-rfk-jr-education-department-hhs-senate/90629312007/

UN warns of atrocities in Sudan as RSF advances on El-Obeid

Source: Yahoo! News

“Members of the UN Security Council on Saturday warned of possible atrocities and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) advance towards the city of El-Obeid in Kordofan state. The council called on the RSF not to launch an attack on the city, which lies in a strategic area linking central and western Sudan. The warning came days after UN Secretary General António Guterres urged the international community to press Sudan’s warring parties to avoid further bloodshed. He warned against a repeat of atrocities reported during the RSF’s capture of Al-Fashir in the Darfur region late last year. According to the UN human rights office, more than 6,000 people were killed in the city over three days.” (06/21/26)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/un-warns-atrocities-sudan-rsf-052620470.html

Bitcoin ETFs shed record $6.4 billion in 30 days amid crypto winter chill

Source: Crypto Briefing

“US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced a record outflow of $6.4 billion over the past 30 days, as Bitcoin’s price dropped by 17%. This significant withdrawal indicates a decline in institutional confidence during a period marked by heightened volatility and price pressure in the broader cryptocurrency market. With Bitcoin in the mid to low $60,000 range, the market reaction suggests that the outflow is consistent with a broader reduction in risk appetite among investors. The considerable sell-off in Bitcoin ETFs highlights the ongoing challenges within the crypto sector, as market participants adjust in response to market conditions.” (06/21/26)

https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-etfs-shed-record-64b-in-30-days-amid-crypto-winter-chill/