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April 9, 2026
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If Orban falls, it will be thanks to Trump. “Though MAGA supporters see Hungary as a conservative utopia, many Hungarians aren’t so happy for their country to play this role.”

— David Broder, an expert on European politics

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Possibly the most important medical story of the decade. “Radically new science demands radically new thinking about how we regulate, manufacture, pay for and deliver treatments.”

— Jeff Coller, the director of the RNA Innovation Center at Johns Hopkins University

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Trump is tearing at the soul of the military. “Do you serve Trump, or do you serve an even deeper law than the Constitution — the universal moral imperative to protect the innocent and the vulnerable?”

— David French, an Opinion columnist

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Hillary Clinton: Fixing Affordability Starts With Families

The former secretary of state argues that national Republicans have no answers for America’s hard-pressed parents.

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The shocks from the Iran war could last years. “The history of World War I shows us how long destabilization can last.”

— Jamie Martin, a history professor at Harvard University

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