245 result(s) for u.s. in Current Affairs
David Pressman Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- 1 Aug 2022 11:08 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Senate voted 61-30 on Thursday to confirm David Pressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Only Republican senators voted against confirming the diplomat and civil rights lawyer, although Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of him. Nine senators did not cast a vote.
Watch: Close Ally of Orbán Quits Over 'Pure Nazi' Speech
- 28 Jul 2022 10:56 AM
- current affairs
Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist PM Orbán for 20 years, described his recent speech mentioning mixed-race as a "pure Nazi text", according to Hungarian media. She resigned, comparing his recent comments on race to those of the Nazi era.
U.S. Conservatives To Hold Budapest Event In May
- 17 May 2022 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is to hold a jamboree in Hungary in May, its first ever event held in Europe, the daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Human-Rights Lawyer Nominated as New US Ambassador to Hungary
- 16 May 2022 6:34 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
A new American ambassador is coming to Hungary a year and a half after former Ambassador David Cornstein left Budapest, reports Magyar Nemzet. The White House released a statement on Friday indicating that U.S. President Joe Biden had nominated David Pressman for the position.
Video Surfaces of Hungarian Jobbik VP Giving Nazi Salute
- 16 Mar 2022 7:55 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The Jewish Voice has published a short video that appears to show Jobbik vice-president Dániel Z. Kárpát (pictured) giving a Nazi salute, then smiling.
PM Orbán Kicks Off Election Campaign With Annual Assessment Speech
- 14 Feb 2022 6:35 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán, Fidesz-KDNP’s candidate for prime minister, kicked off the official start to Hungary’s election campaign with a nearly 50-minute-long speech to a packed house in the Castle Garden Bazaar.
Watch: Trump Endorses PM Orbán, Ahead Of Election
- 4 Jan 2022 5:18 PM
- current affairs
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed Viktor Orban in Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections, describing the nationalist prime minister as a “strong leader.”
Watch: Hungary is “Driven by Personal Power, Greed, Corruption,” Says Hillary Clinton
- 26 Nov 2021 12:03 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
There is a crisis in democracy that is already palpable in the United States, with authoritarian regimes gaining ground worldwide, 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told MSNBC.
Opinion: Hungary is a Version Of What Trump Wants for The U.S.
- 11 Aug 2021 4:29 PM
- current affairs
Chief national correspondent at the New York Times, Mark Leibovich, and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, Frank Figliuzzi, react to Fox News’ anchor Tucker Carlson’s choice to host his show from Hungary, a country with an 'authoritarian regime' they claim.
David Pressman Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary
- 1 Aug 2022 11:08 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The United States Senate voted 61-30 on Thursday to confirm David Pressman as the next U.S. Ambassador to Hungary. Only Republican senators voted against confirming the diplomat and civil rights lawyer, although Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell voted in favor of him. Nine senators did not cast a vote.
Watch: Close Ally of Orbán Quits Over 'Pure Nazi' Speech
- 28 Jul 2022 10:56 AM
- current affairs
Zsuzsa Hegedus, who has known the nationalist PM Orbán for 20 years, described his recent speech mentioning mixed-race as a "pure Nazi text", according to Hungarian media. She resigned, comparing his recent comments on race to those of the Nazi era.
U.S. Conservatives To Hold Budapest Event In May
- 17 May 2022 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is to hold a jamboree in Hungary in May, its first ever event held in Europe, the daily Magyar Nemzet said.
Human-Rights Lawyer Nominated as New US Ambassador to Hungary
- 16 May 2022 6:34 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
A new American ambassador is coming to Hungary a year and a half after former Ambassador David Cornstein left Budapest, reports Magyar Nemzet. The White House released a statement on Friday indicating that U.S. President Joe Biden had nominated David Pressman for the position.
Video Surfaces of Hungarian Jobbik VP Giving Nazi Salute
- 16 Mar 2022 7:55 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
The Jewish Voice has published a short video that appears to show Jobbik vice-president Dániel Z. Kárpát (pictured) giving a Nazi salute, then smiling.
PM Orbán Kicks Off Election Campaign With Annual Assessment Speech
- 14 Feb 2022 6:35 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán, Fidesz-KDNP’s candidate for prime minister, kicked off the official start to Hungary’s election campaign with a nearly 50-minute-long speech to a packed house in the Castle Garden Bazaar.
Watch: Trump Endorses PM Orbán, Ahead Of Election
- 4 Jan 2022 5:18 PM
- current affairs
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has endorsed Viktor Orban in Hungary’s upcoming parliamentary elections, describing the nationalist prime minister as a “strong leader.”
Watch: Hungary is “Driven by Personal Power, Greed, Corruption,” Says Hillary Clinton
- 26 Nov 2021 12:03 PM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
There is a crisis in democracy that is already palpable in the United States, with authoritarian regimes gaining ground worldwide, 2016 Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told MSNBC.
Opinion: Hungary is a Version Of What Trump Wants for The U.S.
- 11 Aug 2021 4:29 PM
- current affairs
Chief national correspondent at the New York Times, Mark Leibovich, and former FBI Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, Frank Figliuzzi, react to Fox News’ anchor Tucker Carlson’s choice to host his show from Hungary, a country with an 'authoritarian regime' they claim.