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The Rival Organizations Fighting to Shape America's 250th Birthday

Over the past decade, the US government launched two efforts to plan events tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary. On today’s Big Take podcast, the funding battles and cronyism allegations behind America250 and Freedom 250.

A performer displays rope tricks in a paddock at the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall in Washington on June 25. Photographer: Andrew Leyden/Getty Images North America
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Former US Ambassador on Why Orbán’s Time Was Up, and Who Wins

Viktor Orbán’s defeat on Sunday ushered in a new era in Hungarian politics. On today’s Big Take: what the change means for Hungary’s ‘illiberal’ democracy, the EU and far-right populist movements worldwide.

Peter Magyar during an election night event during parliamentary elections in Budapest, on April 12. Photographer: Akos Stiller/Bloomberg
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