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1. 5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister

   Magyar ended Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on power in a landslide victory on Sunday. The former Orbán loyalist burst onto the scene as an opposition leader in 2024.

2. Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting

   In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious.

3. Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports. And, Orbán loses Hungarian election

   President Trump announced a blockade of Iranian ports after peace talks with Iran collapsed. And, Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 16 years in power in Hungary.

4. Trump vows to sink Iranian ships approaching a U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz

   President Trump said the U.S. would interdict vessels that had to pay what he called an "illegal toll" to Iran to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

5. Trump says U.S. will blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail

   On Sunday, President Trump said the U.S. would blockade the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations between the U.S. and Iran broke down over the weekend.

6. Retired U.S. Navy admiral on Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz

   NPR's Michel Martin speaks to retired U.S. Navy Adm. James Foggo, dean of the Center for Maritime Strategy, about President Trump's command to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

7. Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions over Iran war

   Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.

8. What a chimpanzee 'civil war' can teach us about how societies fall apart

   A long-term study of the world's largest known community of chimpanzees has documented a rare event: what the researchers describe as the primate equivalent of a "civil war."

9. The FAA takes a rare step to head off a traffic jam at Chicago's O'Hare Airport

   Federal regulators want airlines to cut the number of flights at O'Hare Airport in Chicago this summer. It's an unusual move, sparked by a turf war between two major airlines with hubs at the airport.

10. 2025 was one of most volatile years ever for U.S. naturalizations

    The year began with many people becoming U.S. citizens, but by December, fewer people were doing so, driven by ramped-up scrutiny of applications and eroding trust in the system.