In Hungary, a historic surge in voter turnout delivered a decisive message and a major political shake-up to fuel a stunning defeat for longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a central figure in the global right and a close ideological ally of Donald Trump. Toronto University History Professor Tim Synder joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the implications of the leadership change and what it could mean for Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and the broader balance of power in Europe.

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has referred the whistleblower whose complaint triggered President Trump’s 2019 impeachment, along with the inspector general who deemed it “credible,” to the Justice Department for possible criminal prosecution. Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to respond.

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More than a year ago, former USAID global health official Nicholas Enrich warned in an internal memo that the Trump-Musk DOGE cuts to foreign aid would have deadly consequences, projecting surges in malaria and polio. Enrich joins MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his new book, “Into the Wood Chipper” and why he says the grim outcome of what occurred was “entirely predictable.”

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“It seems like Donald Trump might have him on Do Not Disturb.”

Jen Psaki reacts to JD Vance being sent to voicemail while on stage in Budapest, Hungary campaigning for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

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