Election loss for Hungarian PM Orbán has ripple effects for Trump, US conservatives

WASHINGTON — The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States. That’s because President Donald Trump and many U.S. conservatives have long embraced Orbán, who has become an icon … Read more

The ripple effect of the Iran war on struggling U.S. farmers: “It couldn’t have come at a worst time”

Vinton, Iowa — Lance Lillibridge of Vinton, Iowa, has been farming his whole life, and says he’s worried for this year’s spring planting. “It couldn’t have come at a worst time,” Lillibridge told CBS News of the Iran war. The war has led to skyrocketing diesel and fertilizer prices. Lillibridge says the prices are piling onto an … Read more