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He was, after all, the eldest boy.

The family drama that inspired HBO’s Succession ended this week with a settlement that ensures Rupert Murdoch’s conservative-media empire will pass to his oldest son, Lachlan. Three of Murdoch’s other children will each reportedly receive $1.1 billion as part of the agreement. The saga’s finale also seems to cement the politics of the news conglomerate.

Before the deal, a persistent question dangled over the empire: What might happen to Fox News and the many other right-wing Murdoch properties if Rupert’s more politically moderate children took over?

With the keys going to Lachlan, the most conservative of the siblings, that question is answered. New ones follow: What does a

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