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2/“Congressional republicans have remained sceptical about Orbán’s close relationship with Russia and his positions on national security issues...” Key Rs co-sponsored this resolution introduced on the eve of the Trump-Orban meeting, name-checking Hungary. www.foreign.senate.gov/press/dem/re...

“Among the pro-Orbán circles, there will be claims that will exaggerate the importance of these preliminary statements, both on arms and energy. You can look back at the US-Turkey aircraft deal, where similar things have happened.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

“Orbán wants Trump to come to Budapest before the elections,"said a source at a gov. foreign policy institution.“This is a top priority.They will discuss the Russian gas issue, but the thing Orbán cares about the most is the elections.” w @rothandrew.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

For more than a decade now Hungary has served as a model for other “illiberal democracies” around the world. Donald Trump and his allies have long praised Orbán’s Hungary even as it plunges in press freedom rankings. - My piece from Budapest. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Budapest city hall will organize the Budapest Pride march on 28 June as a city event for the first time. Police have banned the event, citing child protection issues, in what is seen as the culmination of PM Viktor Orbán’s campaign to promote “traditional values”. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime. This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

Last month I flew to Budapest with Ashifa Kassam to talk to Hungarian academics, activists, and journalists about the Orbánisation of the US. my piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

I’ve been covering Trump’s foreign policy for several years and still can’t believe this is real.

Elon Musk is likely to be given office space in the West Wing, giving him close proximity to President Trump as the world’s richest man steers a project that aims to cut as much as $2 trillion in government spending, two people with knowledge of the planning said.

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US treasury accuses Antal Rogán, a close aide of leader Viktor Orbán, as key to ‘system of corruption’ - my piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

after doubling down on support for ultra-right German AfD party, Musk is now going all in for Tommy Robinson

Trump has "so far declined to let the Federal Bureau of Investigation check for potential red flags and security threats to guard against espionage — instead relying on private campaign lawyers for some appointees and doing no vetting at all for others."

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“Ultimately, the First Amendment protects the right of journalists to report, publish, and broadcast, but it can’t force citizens to read, listen, absorb or learn. In that sense, journalism didn’t fail us — we failed journalism.” www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/what...

White Supremacist, Nazi Content Spread on Steam Gaming Platform

Extremists Links: Violent extremist groups of various ideologies celebrated the election of Donald Trump, and reportedly 'see advantages to the president-elect’s incoming administration.'

I wanted to share a story here that I wrote for CBS News a few weeks ago about how Viktor Orban’s relationship with Trump could become a defining foreign policy factor for Trump’s second term. www.cbsnews.com/news/viktor-...

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An extraordinary moment. Guardian to stop publishing on Twitter www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...