Flash Briefs 2021

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is requesting the National Guard mobilize the migrants being bused to the city from southern states.

On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund said global economic growth will slow considerably this year and issued a new warning that there are several risks threatening to force the global economy to the precipice of a recession. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has alleged the U.S. and South Korea have brought the Korean peninsula to the “brink of war.”

U.S. lawmakers are troubled over the U.S. military’s deflated recruitment numbers. The U.S. has reportedly achieved only 85 percent of its recruitment goals for 2022.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that Chinese-made Huawei equipment on cell phone towers could capture and disrupt highly restricted Defense Department communications, as well as those used by U.S. Strategic Command. 

The U.S. Gross Domestic Product decreased by 0.9 percent in the second quarter, confirming what economists have warned Americans about for months.

On Thursday, President Biden will have a phone conversation with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping.

On Wednesday, Former President Donald Trump announced his plan to file a lawsuit against CNN specifically because the network has continually defamed him dating back to his 2016 campaign for the presidency. 

Shrinkflation mainly referred to the shrinking size of paper towels, cereals, and other store products due to rising costs. But it is now shrinking your favorite burgers and pizzas.

The U.S. Senate voted 63-32 on Tuesday for a $280 billion package to boost funding for domestic microchip production, a priority for the Biden administration and companies such as Intel and IBM.