PM Péter Magyar's Tisza party won April elections, ousting Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party after 16 years in power. The new government has committed to rule-of-law reforms required by Brussels to unblock frozen EU funds. The European Parliament voted to launch an Article 7 procedure against Hungary because of major rule of law concerns.

There is a deepening power struggle within Türkiye's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP). 28 members resigned from the party's governing council, while leaders moved to expel nine lawmakers allied with Özgür Özel. The latest developments exposed widening divisions between supporters of reinstated leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and those backing Özel, who claims he is still the legitimate chair of the party.

The official website of the Philippine Senate was hacked on Thursday. The website was defaced with a warning accusing lawmakers of betraying public trust. The incident comes as the Senate is locked in a political crisis. Two senators are fighting for the top leadership post in the chamber.

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Richard Gephardt and Tim Wirth are concerned about the current political situation in the U.S. and their friends in both parties. They have served for seven decades in elected federal office. They are worried about the rise of the National Presidential Security Memorandum (NPSM-7) and the increase in domestic terrorism investigations.

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