Here's how to get your day off to a great start. First, pour yourself a delicious cup of blackout coffee.

Well, that's it. That's my pro tip.

Blackout coffee is a great American business. Family-owned premium coffee, fresh roasted, and shipped out within

48 hours of roasting. Go to blackout coffee.com, promo code PDB, for 20% off your first time purchase. It's Monday, 22 July.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

First, the world reacts to President Biden's decision to listen to the growing chorus of Democrats

asking him to drop out of the U.S. presidential election, which he did yesterday.

Also, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich has been sentenced to 16 years in prison

by the Putin regime, a move strongly reminiscent of Soviet

Cold War tactics. We'll discuss his sham trial and the implications of Russia's

attacks on foreign journalists.

But first, our afternoon spotlight.

Reactions are pouring in from across the world to President Biden's decision to step down

as the Democrat nominee for president as leaders adjust to this

latest development in a bizarre American political season. The move by

President Biden and the Democrat Party promises to have wide-reaching consequences

on American foreign policy, particularly now that Biden is facing questions about his fitness

for office given the decision to drop out.

Apparently, while he's essentially admitting that he's not up to the task of running for office

and possibly being president for the next four years, he and the White House team have stated that he will stay in office

...