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Ron DeSantis Set to Announce 2024 Run on Twitter With Elon Musk

The Florida governor is expected to appear on a live audio conversation with Mr. Musk, the social platform’s owner.

Ron DeSantis Floats ‘7-2 Conservative Majority’ on Supreme Court

With his 2024 campaign imminent, Ron DeSantis pointed to how he could tilt the court further to the right. He also highlighted his ability to serve for eight years as president, unlike Donald Trump.

Malaysian authorities raid Swatch stores, seize Pride Collection watches, according to the Swiss watchmaker

Swiss watchmaker Swatch said Tuesday that Malaysian authorities raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride Collection. It said Ministry of Home Affairs officials raided its outlets in various malls across Malaysia on May 13 and 14 and seized the watches because they "bore LGBT connotations." The watches come in a choice of six colors, matching those on the gay pride flag, and have two rainbow loops on their straps. TARGET HOLDS 'EMERGENCY' MEETING OVER LGBTQ MERCHANDISE IN SOME STORES TO AVOID ‘BUD LIGHT SITUATION’ "We strongly contest that our collection of watches using rainbow colors and having a message of peace and love could be harmful for whomever," Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek Jr. said in a statement. "On the contrary, Swatch always promotes a positive message of joy in life. This is nothing political. We wonder how the Regulatory and Enforcement Division of the Home Ministry will confiscate the many beautiful natural rainb...

How BayouWear Came to Represent New Orleans Style

The colorful prints of BayouWear, born at a New Orleans jazz festival, reflect the city itself.

White House backs GOP bill to classify fentanyl as Schedule I substance

The White House announced Monday it supports a Republican-led bill that would place all fentanyl-related substances under the most dangerous classification of drugs. The Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act, led by Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., would expedite research into fentanyl-related substances and classify them all under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. That classification is for drugs that have no medical value and are highly addictive. HILLARY CLINTON SAYS BIDEN'S AGE IS A LEGITIMATE ISSUE: 'PEOPLE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO CONSIDER IT' The White House said the bill, whose 52 cosigners are Republicans, is aligned with President Biden's public safety agenda. "These two provisions are critical components of the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2021 recommendations to Congress to combat the supply of illicit FRS and save lives," the White House memo stated. "The Administration’s 2021 recommendations to Congress included additional pro...

Carper Says He Will Retire, Vacating Seat in Solidly Democratic Delaware

The fourth-term senator said he would do everything he could to ensure that Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, the state’s lone congresswoman and his former intern, won the race to succeed him.

Martin Amis: An appreciation

Our critic assesses the achievement of Martin Amis, Britain’s most famous literary son.