NEW YORK -- Prime-time host Tucker Carlson, whose stew of grievances and political theories about Russia and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot had grown to define the Fox News in recent years and influence GOP politics, left the network Monday. Fox said that the network and Carlson had "agreed to part ways" but it offered no explanation for the move, saying that the last broadcast of "Tucker Carlson Tonight" aired last Friday. The break comes amid a cascade of legal news for Fox and Carlson. "Tucker Carlson had become even bigger than Fox News," said Brian Stelter, who is writing an upcoming book about Fox, "Network of Lies." "His sudden ouster will have profound consequences for Fox News, for TV news and the Republican Party."

Source: Fox News April 25, 2023 11:31 UTC