The Latest Breaking News from Rupert Murdoch

Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news

Addicted to Fox News and outlets even more extreme, the president finds justification for actions disastrous to Americans and the world, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2025

Elon Musk confidant James Murdoch becomes the latest Tesla insider to sell, cashing in $13 million amid the historic single-day plunge

The estranged son of Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch exercised some of his stock options, contributing to the worst single-day loss for Tesla since September 2020.

Fortune · Mar 12, 2025

Peter Dutton repeatedly charged taxpayers for flights coinciding with fundraisers

Exclusive: The travel, which was within parliamentary rules, coincided with fundraisers including those at a men-only club in Melbourne and a private home on Sydney’s north shore

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2025

Joe Haines, former press secretary to Harold Wilson, dies aged 97

Haines worked closely with Labour PM for two spells in 1960s and 70s and was also a respected political journalist

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

James Murdoch has spilled the beans, and the reality is more miserable than we – or Succession – ever imagined

From the psychological torture to the inexorable rightward drift of the family business, it’s not much fun being a Murdoch, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

‘F***ing twisted’: James Murdoch interview exposes life as Rupert Murdoch’s son

Speaking to The Atlantic in a first-of-its-kind tell-all interview, James Murdoch explains exactly what it’s like to be part of the Rupert Murdoch dynasty

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

When Rupert Murdoch dies, James Murdoch says he may move to rein in Fox News

Fox has already paid $787 million to settle a defamation case after it broadcast unfounded allegations that the 2020 U.S. presidential vote was manipulated

Fortune · Feb 17, 2025

James Murdoch lays bare his relationship with ‘misogynist’ father amid succession fight in rare interview

Rupert Murdoch’s second son reveals bitter details that set the scene for court battle for News Corp empire

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2025

Megyn Kelly rages over ‘misleading BS’ that she’s ‘back in the Murdoch fold’ after Fox deal

‘The ⁦@MegynKellyShow⁩ is NOT controlled or owned by anyone other than ME,’ the former Fox News host tweeted on Monday after Fox Corp. purchased a media company that markets her podcast.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Older fathers on having kids in their 60s and 70s: ‘My time with my son is more limited – and more precious’

It isn’t only the likes of Mick Jagger, Rupert Murdoch and Al Pacino who are fathering children later in life. Six older fathers share the unexpected joys and pitfalls

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025