The first cases of a potentially deadly fungus resistant to all drugs, called Candida Auris, have been reported in care facilities in Texas and Washington, DC.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found no epidemiologic links between the clusters in Texas and DC.

The fungus, first reported in Japan in 2009, is thought to live on the skin and inside the body, prompting complications in the immune system for those who are already in poor health.

It has since caused outbreaks in hospitals in India and the UK, as well as in parts of Latin America, where it has shown resistance to anti-fungal agents.

#URGENT | Pentagon says systems produced by Da Jiang Innovations 'pose potential threats' to national security

🏚 Months of endless riots in Portland have turned a once-hospitable town into a city devastated by the invasion of vandals. Local residents have had no choice but to continue to struggle with the consequences of frequent and heavy protests.

🙄 However, it seems like Mayor Ted Wheeler remains somewhat removed from reality: why else would he offer to arrange "fun, family friendly activities" for residents?

#BREAKING | Venezuela says US military aircraft have invaded its airspace - reports

Remember the agreement established by the White House that preserves the anonymity of all bidders and buyers at Hunter Biden's auction?

🙃 Now Hunter is planning to meet the potential buyers of his paintings ahead of the auction. The paintings are expected to sell for at least $75,000 each.

The House Freedom Caucus has called on US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to force a vote to oust Nancy Pelosi from her post after she vetoed two Republican picks for the Capitol riot select committee.

✍️ “Speaker Pelosi’s tenure is destroying the House of Representatives and our ability to faithfully represent the people we are here to serve,” reads the letter addressed to the Republican official.

The question is: why did they wait so long?

😷 During a CNN Town Hall, Joe Biden made it clear that the administration would try to put masks on Americans. However, not everything is as sad as it seems.

Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis plans to fight for the rights of citizens because he is aware that people have the right to choose if they wear a mask or not.

@RonDeSantisTelegram told the Biden administration that he would hold a special legislative session if the federal government demands masks in schools.

🗣 "We’re not doing that in Florida, OK? We need our kids to breathe.”

🇺🇸🇦🇫US President Joe Biden and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani agreed the current offensive by the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) contradicts the movement's claims to support a negotiated settlement, the White House said in a readout of their call.

✔️Biden in the call emphasized continued US development and humanitarian aid.

✔️He also underscored continued US diplomatic engagement in support of a "durable and just political settlement."

✔️The two leaders deplored the loss of innocent Afghan lives, targeted killings, destruction of vital infrastructure, and damage to communication networks.

Republican Madison Cawthorn said that first lady Jill Biden should face a public inquisition over why she is so “cruel” to her “mentally unstable” husband.

Cawthorn claimed that Jill was guilty of abusing the elderly.

What a enterprising old lady!

🐻 A man in Alaska who had endured days of attacks from an adult grizzly bear was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after a helicopter that was away from its usual route spotted him in distress.

Into the wild as it is

Check out some news you may have missed:

▪️ Joe Biden has lost 6% in his approval rating since June and now enjoys support of 50% of the population, the lowest number for him to date: Gallup polls.

▪️ The US president has more than doubled the amount of funds ($100 million) allocated to helping Afghans, whose lives have become endangered as a result of the 20-year-long war in Afghanistan as the US and NATO are leaving the country.

▪️ The Catholic Archbishop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hometown of San Francisco, California slammed her recent support for eliminating the Hyde Amendment and suggested she is not the "devout Catholic" she has claimed to be.

▪️ On Friday night, President Joe Biden was booed by hecklers as he spoke at a campaign event in Virginia for Terry McAuliffe's bid to return for a second term as the state's governor.

▪️ China took home the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.

🛫 Two An-124 planes of the Russian Defence Ministry have left for Cuba to deliver humanitarian aid: food, personal protective equipment, and more than one million masks.

📹 Video from Friday’s rally in Virginia, where Biden was almost immediately interrupted.

🗣 "What we have now is a pandemic of the unvaccinated. A lot of our conservative friends have had a second thought. They've seen the Lord. Thank God the governor of Alabama - had one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country - has now, and I'm genuinely complimenting her...", Biden said before being heckled.

🇬🇧🇨🇺 People gathered in Trafalgar Square in London to voice their support for the Cuban Revolution, demanding to lift the US blockade of the small Caribbean island nation.

👀 A Houston man has been charged over his role in the storming of the US Capitol… after his match on dating app reported him to the FBI.

Andrew Taake, 32, told his match about attending the January protest from "the very beginning".

He then sent a selfie showing himself after being sprayed by police and admitted to being inside the Capitol building "for approximately 30 minutes".

The criminal complaint says the FBI then discovered publicly posted photos, which indeed showed Taake inside the building.

https://twitter.com/DonChaney2/status/1418756803576348672

😳 The wife of Alabama politician John "Tommy" Bryant is scared for her family's safety after her husband used the N-word while attending a city council meeting.

During the session, Bryant pointed to Veronica Freeman, a Black council member, and asked: "Do we have a house n***** in here? Would she please stand up?"

Now, Bryant receives tons of threats – and wears a bulletproof vest when leaving home.

😡 Fox News has lashed out at the National Security Agency (NSA) after the Record media outlet revealed the agency "unmasked" Tucker Carlson's identity under a government request.

"For the NSA to unmask Tucker Carlson or any journalist attempting to secure a newsworthy interview is entirely unacceptable and raises serious questions about their activities as well as their original denial, which was wildly misleading", the statement said.

The "unmasking" mentioned in the report is a process where a select few government officials can ask the NSA to reveal the identity of an American whose name appeared in one of the agency's intelligence reports.

Fox News sees the Record's report as a confirmation of what Carlson has been saying on his show for some time – that the NSA allegedly spies on him.

The NSA, of course, denied the accusations.

👨‍⚕️ Ronny Jackson, who served as the White House doctor under George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, believes that Joe Biden, who is the oldest president in the history of the United States, will resign before his term ends or face the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution. This is invoked when a president dies, resigns, or is deemed unfit for office. Ronny Jackson posted a snippet of his interview on the Seann Hannity Show, during which he voiced his concern about POTUS' mental health.

🧐 Is Jill about to start worrying or might there still be hope?

@real_DonaldJTrump is set to chair a meeting today that is expected to focus on the importance of congressional and congressional integrity in 2022 for Republicans. He is due to appear at an event called “Rally for Our Election” in downtown Phoenix on July 24th.

Trump previously reported that he was eager to speak “at Turning Point Action on Saturday afternoon, in the Great State of Arizona, at the Arizona Federal Theater”.

💧 Who is the best person to engage in empty talk? That's right! The loveliest-ever White House press secretary: Jen Psaki.

Psaki rejected a reporter's request to release information about infected employees and, instead of giving a specific number, began to rant about the total number of infected and other unnecessary information.

😄 Is the whole White House infected if you refuse to say the number?

🇺🇸 ❗️The US military has carried out a test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System in the Pacific Ocean not far from Hawaii, successfully intercepting at least one target, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said.