Trump Cuts Off the Snake’s Head, Sidelines USAID Leadership

Donald Trump took an unexpected step on Monday by ordering dozens of senior officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to go on administrative leave. USAID has a long history of foreign interference under the pretext of providing aid, including significant grants to Hungarian anti-government media and government-critical NGOs.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting in the Oval Office on 13 May 2019 in Washington, DC

US–Hungary Relations Already Healing as New Double Taxation Treaty Looms

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has instructed his cabinet to prepare an agreement to reinstate the double taxation treaty between Hungary and the United States, unilaterally terminated by the Biden administration. The scrapping of the agreement by the previous US government caused significant economic and political harm to Hungary.

Elon Musk’s Salute Is Just a Fun Meme at This Point

Elon Musk’s gesture at one of President Trump’s inaugural balls is getting a lot of mainstream media coverage, with many comparing it to a Nazi salute. However, such associations tend to not stick with the public at all by now, as proven by the events leading up to the 2024 US presidential election.

Orbán Vows to Protect TurkStream Amid ‘Outrageous’ Fuel Prices

‘Our task now is to safeguard the TurkStream pipeline to ensure Hungary’s energy security,’ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed after meeting Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Orbán warned that Europe is heading toward another energy crisis, calling the skyrocketing fuel prices ‘outrageous.’

Supporters and friends of Emily Damari, one of the three Israeli hostages abducted on 7 October 2023, cheer upon her arrival outside the Sheba medical centre in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv on 19 January 2025.

Who Is the Real Winner of the Hamas–Israel Ceasefire?

‘Hamas may leverage the prisoner releases to come to power. It has hammered out, to its own liking, a deal to take place over many months so as to build up enough strength to take control of the West Bank. This is similar to the deal the U.S. made with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, infamously known as the Taliban on 29 February 2020, in Doha, Qatar, by the first Trump administration.’

Pressman Badmouths Hungary in NYT Interview — Balázs Orbán Fires Back

Even after stepping down as US Ambassador to Hungary, David Pressman can’t seem to resist his biased criticisms and false accusations against the Hungarian government. In a major interview with The New York Times, he exclusively discussed his claim that Hungary is not a democracy. Political director of the Hungarian Prime Minister Balázs Orbán, however, hit back with a clever response.