April 13, 2026

Hungarian Rhapsody! Tabs, Mon., April 13, 2025

Morning news roundup and things to read!

Hungarian Rhapsody! Tabs, Mon., April 13, 2025

TL;DR

  • Hungarian dictator-scented prime minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party lost power to the moderate-conservative Tisza party in a landslide election.
  • JD Vance's talks with Iran representatives reportedly did not succeed, following similar failures by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
  • Donald Trump threatened to blockade Iran's ports and insulted the Pope on his web platform.
  • Rep. Eric Swalwell is facing numerous allegations of sexual harassment, assault, and misconduct from former staffers.
  • A Delaware judge reassigned Elon Musk's cases after allegedly liking a LinkedIn post critical of Musk.
  • A poll indicates that only Republicans over 50 have a positive view of Israel and PM Benjamin Netanyahu.