Midday Roundup: Wisconsin primary could upset front-runners

Tight race. Wisconsin voters go to the polls today in the state’s presidential primary. Traditionally, Wisconsin has voted for front-runner candidates, but Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton face high hurdles in the race there. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, leads Trump by 4 points in an average of statewide polls. Trump has faltered in recent interviews and angered some voters by criticizing home-state Republicans Gov. Scott Walker and U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has worked to build support among labor unions and students in the state. Forty-six delegates are at stake for Republicans, and 96 are up for grabs in the Democratic race.

Money talking. Donald Trump has disclosed details of his plan to force Mexico to pay for a wall between it and the United States. In a memo to The Washington Post, Trump said he would tell Mexico to pay between $5 billion and $10 billion to fund the wall or face limits on remittances, the wire transfers that individuals in the United States send to their family and friends in Mexico. Mexico receives about $25 billion a year in foreign wire transfers. Trump claims he could cut off remittances using a rule in the USA Patriot Act. He offered several alternatives to put pressure on Mexico to pay for the wall, including trade tariffs and a halt on visa approvals. Trump said Mexico has “taken advantage” of the United States through “gangs, drug traffickers and cartels,” adding, “We have the moral high ground here, and all the leverage.”

Restroom rules revenge. PayPal is canceling a planned $3.6 million business expansion in Charlotte over North Carolina’s law blocking the city from forcing local businesses to allow transgender customers to use the restroom of their choice. PayPal recently announced it would build an operations center in Charlotte and bring 400 jobs to the area. In a statement, the company said the North Carolina law “perpetuates discrimination and it violates the values and principles that are at the core of PayPal’s mission and culture.” Though numerous businesses have threatened to pull dollars out of the state, PayPal’s decision is the largest tangible backlash yet against the North Carolina law.

Cash woes. Iceland's prime minister says he will resign after a data leak revealed he stashed his wealth in overseas banks. The revelation, contained in the so-called “Panama Papers,” touched a nerve in Iceland because Prime Minister David Gunnlaugsson urged residents to keep their savings in domestic banks to support the economy during the financial crisis of 2008. The Panama Papers, released Monday, detail the dealings of a Panamanian law firm that handles offshore accounts for some of the world’s wealthiest—and shadiest—people. Protesters gathered in the capital Monday to call for Gunnlaugsson to step down.

Gridiron on the internet. The National Football League announced today it will stream Thursday night games for free on Twitter next season. “There is a massive amount of NFL-related conversation happening on Twitter during our games, and tapping into that audience, in addition to our viewers on broadcast and cable, will ensure Thursday Night Football is seen on an unprecedented number of platforms this season,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. Twitter reportedly beat out Amazon and Verizon to get the digital rights. But it’s not clear whether the stream will be available to mobile Twitter users since Verizon already owns the mobile rights to NFL games. Users won’t have to sign in to Twitter to view the games, the company said.

WORLD Radio’s Kent Covington and The Associated Press contributed to this report.