During the Trump era, Orbán’s government ran one of the most prominent lobbying campaigns in the U.S., almost all of which focused on forging stronger links between Washington and Budapest. This was to some degree understandable: With Trump ensconced in the White House, Hungary became America’s preferred partner in Europe—not least for the authoritarian model Orbán set for Trump. (As Trump said of Orbán last week, “There’s nobody that’s better, smarter, or a better leader than Viktor Orbán. He’s fantastic.… He’s a great leader.”) According to the Department of Justice’s Foreign Agents...…During the Trump era, Orbán’s government ran one of the most prominent lobbying campaigns in the U.S., almost all of which focused on forging stronger links between Washington and Budapest. This was to some degree understandable: With Trump ensconced in the White House, Hungary became America’s preferred partner in Europe—not least for the authoritarian model Orbán set for Trump. (As Trump said of Orbán last week, “There’s nobody that’s better, smarter, or a better leader than Viktor Orbán. He’s fantastic.… He’s a great leader.”) According to the Department of Justice’s Foreign Agents...WW…

It’s not about breaking away. It’s about blocking the government from within.Allen West speaks at Tyler City Hall in Texas. | Ben Fenton/Tyler Morning Telegraph via APAs MAGA World’s hopes for an election redo have slipped away, an equally improbable idea has begun to percolate among Donald Trump’s most bitterly disappointed followers: secession.Texas GOP chair Allen West the idea of a new union of “law-abiding states,” and Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann—previously best known for dressing up as “”—pledged to file a bill in Austin to put the question of Texas secession to voters. Rep....…It’s not about breaking away. It’s about blocking the government from within.Allen West speaks at Tyler City Hall in Texas. | Ben Fenton/Tyler Morning Telegraph via APAs MAGA World’s hopes for an election redo have slipped away, an equally improbable idea has begun to percolate among Donald Trump’s most bitterly disappointed followers: secession.Texas GOP chair Allen West the idea of a new union of “law-abiding states,” and Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann—previously best known for dressing up as “”—pledged to file a bill in Austin to put the question of Texas secession to voters. Rep....WW…