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.

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 ...