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It marked a screaming milestone in a two-decade political career that has seen Paxton harness the state’s increasingly conservative politics — and later the rise of Donald Trump — to stay in power longer than his vulnerabilities would suggest.

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

"I have not been able to independently confirm that,” Howard Kurtz said

In a landmark settlement, Fox Corp and Fox News have agreed to pay Dominion $US787.5 million over defamation allegations.

Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a voting machine maker’s defamation lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election broadcasts, striking a deal on the brink of a potentially embarrassing six-week trial.

WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News avoided one of the highest-profile defamation trials in history Tuesday by reaching a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, the company that accused the conservative channel of smearing its reputation in the weeks after the 2020 election.

The Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit against Fox News was one of the most hotly anticipated cases in America. In the end, most of the action happened outside the courtroom.

"The truth matters," says Dominion Voting Systems, and "lies have consequences."

‘I am very concerned... that there have been misrepresentations to the court. This is very serious’