Long a conservative media also-ran, Newsmax’s stock price has risen and fallen dramatically throughout the week.

Loyal Newsmax viewers who listened to the channel’s entreaties last year and lined up to buy $10-per-share stakes in the ...

still has several pending cases against right-wing outlets and MAGA personalities over false claims of fraud in the 2020 election. A New York appeals court ruled in January that Fox Corporation must ...

The payment is less than what Smartmatic hoped to win at trial, and it’s far less than the whopping $787 million Fox News paid in 2023 to settle a similar case with Dominion Voting Systems.

J. Erik Connolly, an external lawyer for Smartmatic, said in a statement Thursday that the company is now focused on a similar case against Fox News. "We look forward to presenting our evidence to a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In court last fall, a Newsmax lawyer referred to the Smartmatic case as a “bet-your-company case for Newsmax.” But the two sides ended up settling for $40 million. (Newsmax only paid half upfront.

Newsmax agreed to pay Smartmatic $40 million as part of a settlement last year following the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet ...