Off the Wire brings you the top stories for today, April 24th.
Headlines
U.S. Soldier Arrested on Charges of Insider Trading for Maduro Raid
A U.S. soldier involved in the raid that captured Nicolas Maduro was arrested on charges that he used classified information about the raid to win $400,000 by betting on Maduro’s capture on Polymarket. Source
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego faces accusations that he partied until 3 AM on a trip to Colombia and pressured female U.S. embassy staff to join him. Find out More
Border Czar Tom Homan invites Pope Leo to join him on a ride-along. The invite comes after Pope Leo repeatedly spoke out against President Trump’s immigration policies. See Details
Politics
Erika Kirk arranged a White House listening session with prominent voices in the Make America Healthy Again movement. MAHA activists were increasingly vocal about their discontent with President Trump’s executive order protecting glyphosate and the war with Iran. Source
Conservatives pushed back on President Trump’s suggestion that the federal government could take over Spirit Airlines. See Details
Republican Senators Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell. Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski joined Democrats in rejecting a bid to attach the SAVE Act to the reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol. Read More
U.S. News
Multiple tornadoes slam Oklahoma as violent storms sweep through the plains. Find out More
A Maryland husband was charged with his wife’s murder 24 years after reporting her disappearance. Source
An argument in a Louisiana mall led to a shootout that left one dead and five injured. Source
Business
Meta announces it wil layoff 10$ of its workforce as AI spending ramps up. Source
Costco recalls 208,000 heated socks after they caused burn injuries. Find out More
NASDAQ futures rose after strong earnings reports in the tech sector. See Details
Market Report
| Symbol | Last Close | % Change | |
| Dow Jones | DJIA | $48,501.27 | -0.36% |
| S&P 500 | SPX | $48,501.27 | -0.41% |
| Nasdaq | IXIC | $48,501.27 | -0.89% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | $337.75 | 0.01% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | $373.72 | -3.56% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | $273.43 | 0.10% |
| Microsoft Corp. | MSFT | $415.75 | -3.97% |
World News
Pakistan pushes forward with diplomatic efforts to forge a peace deal between the United States and Iran. Source
A Pentagon email floated measures the United States could take to impose consequences on allies that refused to aid the war effort against Iran, which included suspending Spain from NATO. Source
A humanoid robot in China defeated all 12,000 human competitors by completing a half-marathon in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds. See Details
Entertainment
Taylor Swift topped Spotify’s first-ever list of most-streamed artists. Source
Rapper Nikki Minaj will attend tomorrow night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner as a guest of Fox News. Minaj made waves when she announced she was a Trump supporter. Find out More
Sports
Here are the winners and losers from the first round of the 2026 NFL draft. Source
Italy rejects any suggestion it could replace Iran at this summer’s World Cup if Iran is unable to compete due to the war with the United States. Read More
New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel addressed the media after new photos surfaced from 2020 showing him out in New York City with reporter Diana Russini. See Details
Off the Wall
A study shows that salmon that ingest cocaine swim farther upstream than salmon that aren’t exposed to the drug. Find out More
