WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 15, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Russia and the Pain of Losing Hungary The loss of a populist ally in Budapest has a range of financial consequences for the Putin regime. * Make no mistake, the Kremlin is feeling the pain from the historic landslide victory for Hungary's opposition, ending the 16-year rule of Viktor Orban. The most immediate blow is ideological. Orban was living proof that sovereign, il more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following exceprts of commentary on April 14, 2026, by Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Curtain Falls for Hungary's Orban Hungarian politics don't usually matter much to the outside world, but the landslide election victory of Peter Magyar's Tisza party is different. Vladimir Putin and Steve Ban more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Warren, Colleagues Urge Court to Scrutinize DOJ's Live Nation-Ticketmaster Settlement * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren are leading four of their colleagues in urging the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to use its authority under the Tunney Act to closely scrutinize the Department of Justice's proposed settlement with Live Nation and Ticketmaster to ensure the Department more PR