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Rupert Murdoch arrives at the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on April 5, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Sep 5, 2025

Fox News thrives two years after court settlement, but 2020 election coverage fight goes on

Fox News seemed to be dealt a crippling blow in a $787 million settlement of a libel lawsuit more than two years ago, but has instead thrived.

Jeanine Pirro arrives at Fox Nation's Patriot Awards on Nov. 16, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
May 9, 2025

Trump to name Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

President Donald Trump said he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C.

This artist sketch depicts Dominion Voting Systems attorney Justin Nelson, standing left, and Fox News attorney Daniel Webb, standing at right, speaking to Judge Eric Davis before finishing jury selection in Delaware Superior Court on April 18, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Apr 20, 2023

Last minute brinkmanship and overseas assist end Fox News case

Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems pulled back from the brink of a contentious libel trial with a little assist from overseas.

A headline about Donald Trump is shown outside Fox News studios on Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. A New York appeals court on Feb. 14, 2023 rejected Fox News' bid to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of spreading lies that Smartmatic USA helped "steal" the 2020 election from Trump. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Apr 18, 2023

How election lies, libel law are key to Fox defamation suit

A major defamation lawsuit against Fox News goes to trial Tuesday. Here are some things to know about the case.

This artist sketch depicts Dominion Voting Systems attorney Justin Nelson, standing left, and Fox News attorney Daniel Webb, standing at right, speaking to Judge Eric Davis before finishing jury selection in Delaware Superior Court on April 18, 2023, in Wilmington, Delaware. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Apr 18, 2023

Fox News, Dominion reach settlement over false election claims case

Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial.

A headline about Donald Trump is shown outside Fox News studios on Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. A New York appeals court on Feb. 14, 2023 rejected Fox News' bid to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of spreading lies that Smartmatic USA helped "steal" the 2020 election from Trump. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Feb 15, 2023

Court nixes Fox News’ bid to end voting tech firm’s suit

Fox News lost an attempt to shut down a defamation lawsuit that accuses it of spreading lies that a voting-technology company helped “steal” the 2020 election from Donald Trump.

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Sep 28, 2018

Trump urges Senate to vote after Kavanaugh’s fierce defense

Glued to high-stakes testimony on his Supreme Court nominee, President Donald Trump and his allies stood by Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

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Sep 25, 2018

In TV interview, Kavanaugh denies sexually assaulting anyone

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh declared in a televised interview that he never sexually assaulted anyone in high school or at any other time in his life and didn't even attend a party where one accuser said he assaulted her.

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Aug 14, 2017

Woman killed in Charlottesville clashes was a paralegal

Welcome to Monday. Here are some news items to start your week. Heather D. Heyer, 32, who was killed while protesting white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, was a […]

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Nov 23, 2015

In Fox interview, Hogan talks about cancer, recovery

In his first national television interview Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan discussed cancer, treatment and recovery on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace. The interview, which was taped a week before […]

Oct 9, 2013

Former Hopkins surgeon Ben Carson to be Fox News contributor

Retired Johns Hopkins surgeon Ben Carson has been hired to be a contributor at Fox News. Roger Ailes, the chairman and CEO of the network, made the announcement on Wednesday […]

Jun 28, 2012

News Corp. announces plans to split

NEW YORK — Calling it the next logical step in a near six-decade evolution, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. said Thursday that it plans to split into two separate publicly traded […]