Meanwhile, back at the Fox ranch:

Tucker Carlson , the most popular host at Fox News, parts ways with the network

"Key points:

- The break comes less than a week after Fox agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems
- Carlson was also named in another lawsuit by a former Fox producer
- An expert says that the sudden ouster will have profound consequences for Fox News, TV news and the Republican Party"