Flash Briefs

President Joe Biden joked in a public appearance alongside the Irish president that he wished to stay in Ireland rather than go home to the United States. 

Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill Wednesday requiring minors to obtain parental consent before setting up social media accounts. 

On Friday, in his speech at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) convention in Indianapolis, Republican presidential candidate and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will call for the shutdown of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), as well as expanded Second Amendment rights for Americans.

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has been out of the public eye for weeks following a serious fall that hospitalized him.

House Democrat leadership staff have reportedly been telling members that they do not have to weigh in on former President Donald Trump’s recent indictment.

The Biden administration is launching an initiative in excess of $5 billion to speed up the development of new vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and other coronaviruses that could pose a future threat. 

Taiwanese citizens are rushing to buy a patch worn by members of its air force that mocks Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating tensions between the island and mainland China.  

Online grocery prices rose by double-digits in March as inflation continued to bite. 

According to Axios, representatives from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Nvidia, Stability AI, Hugging Face and Anthropic are expected to attend an event Wednesday.

House Democrat leadership staff have reportedly been telling members that they do not have to weigh in on former President Donald Trump’s recent indictment.