Evening Wire: Trump Extends Ceasefire & Nasal Spray for the Brain? | 4.21.26
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What recent actions did President Trump take regarding the ceasefire?
President Trump extends the ceasefire and the blockade. I'm Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. It's Tuesday, April 21st. This is Evening Wire.
President Trump announced today he's extending the ceasefire to give the fractured Iranian regime time to come up with a unified proposal. In a post on Truth Social, the president said Pakistani negotiators have asked the U.S. to hold back on its attack until Iranian leaders can come up with a proposal, and he's agreed to do so.
What does Trump call for in relation to Iranian women facing execution?
Trump announced, quote, I have therefore directed our military to continue the blockade and in all other respects remain ready and able and will therefore extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded one way or the other.
President Trump is also calling on the Iranian regime to release eight women facing execution as a show of goodwill. In a Truth Social post today, he told Iranian leaders that he would, quote, greatly appreciate the release of these women.
What criticisms is Democrat Senator Chris Murphy facing?
Please do them no harm, he said, adding that it would be a great start to our negotiations. The women were reportedly arrested during anti-regime protests. Human rights groups say Tehran has held sham trials and carried out hundreds of executions after detaining more than 50,000 protesters.
The War Department has released video of American troops boarding a sanctioned Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. The vessel left Sri Lanka Saturday bound for Singapore.
How is the Department of Homeland Security's funding situation impacting operations?
Pentagon officials say the boarding was carried out without incident. In a statement, the department declared, quote, international waters are not a refuge for sanctioned vessels. We will continue to deny illicit actors freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.
Democrat Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut is facing harsh criticism for a post on X, with some even calling him a traitor. Daily Wire assistant editor Andy Valdez has more.
Murphy reposted a false report that 26 Iranian ships successfully bypassed the U.S. blockade and added the comment, quote, awesome.
What are the implications of Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair?
Many online interpreted the post as Murphy praising the Iranians, but Murphy, for his part, says that he was just being sarcastic. The report was later proven false as new reports indicate that while some ships did pass the U.S. blockade, they had been given permission to do so. Those ships were civilian vessels and did not originate from Iranian ports.
A DHS cash crisis is closer than you might think, with reports saying there might just be one paycheck left for ICE and Homeland Security officers. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Taher has the story. Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen warned that the Department of Homeland Security will run out of emergency funds by May and said that Democrats must either agree to fund the department or explain why they want, quote, open borders. President Trump earlier approved emergency funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to pay Homeland Security personnel. More than two months into the DHS shutdown, that money is nearly gone. Appearing on Fox & Friends this morning, Mullen said this.
My payroll through DHS is just over $1.6 billion every two weeks. So the money is going extremely fast. And once that happens, there is no emergency funds after that.
On top of this, roughly two-thirds of DHS employees are currently furloughed, meaning on temporary or unpaid leave. The Senate is expected to vote as early as this week on a budget blueprint for a reconciliation package to fund ICE and CBP. However, Republicans and Democrats have yet to reach a final agreement on any long-term funding solution.
Trump's nominee for federal reserve chair told the Senate Banking Committee today that the central bank must remain independent from the White House. Daily Wire homepage managing editor Jordan Schroeder has more.
During his confirmation hearing, the 56-year-old former Fed governor, Kevin Warsh, faced questions about monetary policy, his personal finances, and his relationship with the Trump administration.
What new developments are there regarding the nasal spray for cognitive decline?
Warsh laid out the responsibility of the role in his opening statement.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What recent actions did President Trump take regarding the ceasefire?
0:03–0:32
2
What does Trump call for in relation to Iranian women facing execution?
0:32–1:02
3
What criticisms is Democrat Senator Chris Murphy facing?
1:02–1:28
4
How is the Department of Homeland Security's funding situation impacting operations?
1:28–2:02
5
What are the implications of Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair?
2:02–3:58
6
What new developments are there regarding the nasal spray for cognitive decline?
3:58–5:12
7
What was discovered about the stolen rare books after nearly four decades?
5:12–10:23