Has corporate America stepped back from the culture wars?

Drag show performances have become the new front in America’s culture wars. Lawmakers in more than a dozen states are considering legislation that would limit or ban drag shows. But after major corporations came out against anti-LGBTQ laws last year, we’re wondering: Where is corporate America now? Plus, big news on the ban on British sausages.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “To Tap Federal Funds, Chip Makers Will Need to Provide Child Care” from The New York Times

• • “Watchdog Report on Afghan Collapse Points to Abrupt Withdrawal, Lack of Planning” from The Wall Street Journal

• • “Florida Governor DeSantis ends ‘corporate kingdom’ of Walt Disney World” from Reuters

• • “Memphis drag community says Tennessee bill restricting drag shows is ‘dehumanizing’ and bad for local businesses” from WATN

• • “Tennessee residents, business owners worry about the ‘unintended’ consequences of new drag bill” from WTVF

• • “The story behind Ke Huy Quan’s Hollywood comeback” from Screen

• • Tweet from @RishiSunak on the U.K.-EU agreement on Northern Ireland

• • “Why are British sausages being blocked from entry into Northern Ireland? The dispute explained” from The Conversation

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