Rupert Murdoch has no professional mountains left to climb, but part of the 94-year-old media baron's last act could be unexpected: Becoming one of the few moguls to stand up to President Donald Trump.

Rupert Murdoch’s marriage of convenience with Donald Trump might finally be unravelling, and there can only be one winner in their long-running battle for the Republican heartland.

On Friday, July 18, the big media story in the United States was President Donald Trump filing a $10 billion lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal and its parent company News Corp in response to recent reporting on Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Murdoch ranch near Dillon is roughly 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of Butte. The ranch, which Murdoch purchased in 2021, is spread across two valleys and a mountain range and has some 12,000 ...

Rupert Murdoch lobbied for then-North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to be on Trump’s ticket for the second term. Instead, Trump chose Vance, who was backed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and others.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a brief trip to Montana, where he spoke to media mogul Rupert Murdoch; his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp.; and ...