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Today’s Big Story

DeSantis makes it official

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially filed his plans to seek the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election and announced his candidacy via Twitter.

Why it matters: DeSantis is viewed as the greatest threat to take the Republican nomination away from former President Donald Trump.

Breaking the mold: DeSantis chose to formally announce via a Twitter Spaces session with Elon Musk instead of on Fox News. However, the event got off to a rough start with an over 20-minute delay after the first link crashed. The second Twitter Spaces link glitched and dropped audio through the interview.

What others are saying: Critics seized the opportunity to attack the botched announcement, labeling it a major fail. Trump joined in and posted on his social media site, “Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!”

Key takeaways: DeSantis plans to employ the hardline conservative moves he has implemented in Florida as a “blueprint” for policies across the U.S. Some of those include banning critical race theory, restricting sexual orientation and gender identity discussions in classrooms, and banning abortions at six weeks.

Big picture: DeSantis is in for a fight against Trump for the Republican nomination but he appears to have already garnered support to overload the Twitter Space servers. The $110 million in campaign contributions won’t hurt his efforts either.

Little Stories

Business & Economy

*Kohl’s stock price rose as much as 19% during trading hours after the company announced a surprise first quarter profit on Wednesday.

*Target removed Pride Month products from shelves after receiving backlash, including threats against its employees.

World

*The leader of Russia’s private military group, Wagner, said that a revolution could rock the country as soldiers families grow tired of losing their loved ones in the war.

*Guam was battered by a category 4 typhoon on Wednesday, with winds reaching 140 mph. The storm passed over the island and is now heading west towards the Philippines.

US News, Politics, & Government

*A Capitol rioter who was photographed propping his feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk was sentenced to over four years in prison on Wednesday.

*Overdoses involving fentanyl were behind 1 in 5 deaths in people aged 15-24 in California, according to a state report. San Francisco is at the epicenter of the problem with someone dying from an accidental fentanyl overdose every 10 hours.

Sports & Entertainment

*Skateboarder Chad Caruso skated 3,162 miles across the country from Venice Beach to Virginia Beach in 57 days to raise money for kids battling addiction.

*Rock ‘n’ Roll queen Tina Turner has died at the age of 83 after a battle with a long term illness.

Science, Health, & Tech

*A paralyzed man has been able to stand and walk with an aid after doctors implanted a device that reads his brain signals and sends instructions to his spine to make the right muscles move.

*A NASA spacecraft captures photos showing how lightning on Jupiter resembles Earth’s.

Extras

*Charting the rise of America’s debt ceiling.

*Wranglers chased down an escaped steer and lassoed it on a Detroit-area freeway.

*Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking.