In many ways, this battle is for the soul of a Republican Party that has pivoted over the past five years from conservative values espoused by Cheney to a more nativist and populist approach under Trump. It’s a very big story, but for reasons that remain unclear, Fox News has not found it worthy of any coverage. At all. According to transcript database TVeyes, Liz Cheney’s name has not been mentioned on Fox News since her infamous fist bump of President Joe Biden after his joint address of Congress last Wednesday. That is nearly six whole days in which on-air talent, showrunners, and Fox News programming executives made the intentional decision to ignore this story, despite the fact that it is exactly the sort of mano a mano conflict that cable news delights in featuring. It’s not like Cheney is a bit player who rarely gets coverage. She has frequently appeared on Fox News over the past few years and is often mentioned in both news and opinion portions of the cable outlet. For example, Cheney’s name was mentioned 23 times on Fox News between April 1st to April 29th. In the past five days, her name has not been uttered once on the network.