Traci Mumford

It's a major blow to the Trump administration, as Orban had been something of a MAGA icon, and to the Kremlin, both of which backed his campaign.

A record-breaking number of Hungarians went to the polls, almost 80% of registered voters there.

And as the results came in, crowds of mostly young people rushed into the streets to celebrate.

Orban has been in power for 16 years, and he's eliminated many checks and balances in the government, stacked the courts, and taken control of most news media outlets.

He's now expected to be replaced by Peter Magyar, a conservative politician who shares some of Orban's politics, including warning about the dangers of so-called woke ideology.

But Magyar managed to win over voters in part by promising to end widespread corruption in the country after years of Orban's family and friends enriching themselves.

Magyar is also expected to be less hostile towards the EU and less friendly to Russia.

Orban's administration had long been viewed as a security risk because members of his government reportedly shared information from EU meetings with the Kremlin.

Orban's party had also held up a $100 billion EU loan to help Ukraine.

That loan is now expected to be approved.

My colleague Dave Phillips covers the Pentagon for The Times.

In a social media post last night, Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell announced that he is suspending his campaign for California governor in the wake of allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

I kept figuring out ways to blame myself.

In recent days, both CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle had published damning interviews.

In one, a former staffer said Swalwell had sexually assaulted her in a New York City hotel when she was intoxicated.

Others said he'd sent unsolicited nude images.

The Times has not independently confirmed the allegations.

Following the reports, representatives for the Manhattan DA's office said investigators would begin looking into the assault claim against Swalwell.

And there was a wave of public condemnation as more than 50 of his former staff members called on him to end his campaign and resign from Congress.

In an open letter, they wrote, quote, justice is not optional.