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Episode Date: April 21, 2026

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President Trump extends the ceasefire and the blockade. I'm Daily Wire, Executive Editor John Vickley, 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.

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. 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. 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.

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. Look, Air Canada F. Cells Worldial. Super,

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one paycheck left for ICE and Homeland Security officers. Daily Wire immigration reporter Jenny Terry Tare 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 and Friends this morning, Malin 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. Warsh laid out the responsibility of the role in his opening statement.

Monetary policy makers must act in the nation's interest. Their decisions are the product of rigor, deliberation, and unclouded decision-making. In one particularly fiery moment, Senator Elizabeth Warren attempted to insinuate that Warsh's current investments are not in compliance with someone who is in this role. You have $100 million in undisclosed assets. And what I'm asking is are any of those with this outfit that invests in companies affiliated with President Trump or his family, companies that have facilitated money laundering, Chinese control companies, or financing vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein? Yes or no question. Senator, I have worked tirelessly with the ethics officials at the Office of Government Ethics.

And you have not revealed a hundred billion. and have agreed senator to sell all of my financial assets. Warren was later corrected by her Republican colleague Tom Tillis that Warsh is in fact in compliance. Warsh gave a qualified defense of Fed independence saying criticism from elected leaders does not and should not threaten it. He denied that Trump ever pressured him to commit to interest rate cuts despite reports and Trump's own comments suggesting otherwise. Warsh also said he has no plans to fire presidents of the regional federal reserve banks.

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Chavez de Riemer's sudden exit comes amid an inspector general investigation into her behavior as secretary. The investigation is expected to conclude in the next few weeks. A whistleblower report alleges that Chavez de Riemer has visited friends and family around the country at taxpayer expense, drank on the job, and pursued an extramarital affair with a security guard. Her role at labor will be filled by Keith Sonderling as acting secretary. After 15 years leading Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to step down in September. Daily Wire reporter Breckis Stoll reports. Cook will be replaced by Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering John Turnus.

An Apple employee told the Daily Wire, Turnus was widely expected to be the next CEO. Like Cook, Turneris also worked for Steve Jobs joining the company in 2001 as a member of its product design team. Turnus is known for introducing new products across all lines, including the iPad, iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and AirPods products. Turnus will be tasked with leading the company through the new age of artificial intelligence. He will assume his new role on September 1st, 26. Following harsh backlash, Amazon has relisted a popular 1973 novel with themes critical of mass immigration, which they'd removed for offensive content. Daily Wire, senior editor, Joel Needler, has the deal.

details. The Camp of the Saints by French novelist Jean Raspy was removed from Amazon last Friday. Publisher of Aubin Books said in a statement that Amazon provided no reason for the poll other than it violated their policy on quote offensive content. Amazon declined to clarify what specifically about the book was offensive and to whom. The publisher also speculated that Amazon's decision may have been prompted by a recent article in New York Magazine which cited the book as an influence on right-wing politicians like Victor Orban and J.D. Vance. Following swift backlash online, Amazon relisted the book without a statement. Virginians are heading to the polls today to vote on a new congressional map.

Daily Wire political reporter Cameron Arcan has more. If the Democrat-backed measure passes, it would add four more congressional seats to the map that favor the party until after the 2030 census, leaving only one solid Republican seat in the Commonwealth. Liberal groups from around the country have poured millions into the race, which could become a referendum on the early governorship of Democrat Abigail Spanberger, who is elected in November. Opponents to the measure are banking on rural, Republican, and moderate turnout to shoot down the proposal that could determine who controls the House of Representatives. Researchers say that a simple nasal spray could reverse the cognitive decline in chronic

brain inflammation that comes with aging. According to a new study, scientists at Texas ANM saw significant results in mice after just two doses. The nasal spray carries extra-cellular vesicles, microscopic particles derived from neural stem cells that can carry therapeutic molecules. The study found that mice that underwent the treatment showed marked improvements in memory and cognitive function with effects lasting for several months. And a stack of rare books valued at over $3 million has been found after being reported stolen nearly four decades ago. The collection contains 17 works and belonged to New York City tycoon John Hay Whitney and his second wife, Betsy Cushing Whitney.

The books were reported stolen from Whitney's Long Island estate in 1989. They include love letters from British poet John Keats and a signed copy of James Joyce's Finnegan's wake. The books were discovered after a man attempted to pawn them. Those are your drive home updates this evening. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com. And in case you missed it earlier today, we covered some major stories, including the ceasefire ticking down, Virginians voting on a referendum that could determine the next Congress, and Trump clearing the legal barriers to studying psychedelic drugs for medical treatment.

Thanks for tuning in. We'll be back tomorrow morning with another full edition of Morning Wire.