Month: March 2019

• Analysts say they are not surprised that billionaire Tom Steyer is staying mum on the Green New Deal given the plan’s recent stumbles
• Liberal megadonor Steyer is laying low on the Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal as Democratic presidential hopefuls line up behind the plan
• Steyer appears to be focusing on impeaching President Donald Trump over championing Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal

Billionaire Tom Steyer is keeping a low profile with respect to his support for the Democratic Party’s Green New Deal – it’s an unusual position for one of the environmentalist movement’s biggest advocates.

Steyer has stayed mum on an all-encompassing climate resolution that promises to completely remake the American economy. He’s given faint praise for the GND in a tweet and a few sparse press statements, but the Democratic megadonor is instead focusing on impeaching the president.

The climate resolution, which was rolled out by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Feb. 7, calls for “10-year national mobilizations” toward a series of goals aimed at fighting global warming. A separate fact sheet claims the plan would “mobilize every aspect of American society.” Steyer’s relative inaction comes as critics slam the GND’s coming out party.

Ocasio-Cortez’s office provided NPR the GND resolution and its accompanying FAQ document that laid out its goals, namely to “[m]ove America to 100% clean and renewable energy” within 10 years. The FAQ document dump turned into a millstone around Democrat’s proverbial necks.

Among other things, the document claimed that Americans must “upgrade or replace every building in US for state-of-the-art energy efficiency,” if they are to rid the country and world of all forms of pollution and greenhouse gases. It also stated that the GND would provide benefits for people “unwilling to work.”

Ocasio-Cortez’s staff was forced to ding the document from the website and clarify the lawmaker’s position. The drama unfolded less than a day after the Feb. 7 rollout of the now-beleaguered deal. Steyer, for his part, issued a tweet on the day of the rollout cheering the New York Democrat’s ambitious play.

“A real solution proposed in Washington? About time!! Let’s make the liars and deniers explain why this doesn’t HAVE to happen,” he told his Twitter followers at the time. Steyer didn’t mention the GND again until several days later when Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts published a statement on his website noting Steyer’s support.

“Our society needs to turn dramatically and immediately towards the shared goals of environmental justice, broad-based prosperity and health. The Green New Deal is that turn,” Steyer said in the Feb. 13 statement. Steyer’s political action group NextGen America has not responded to The Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Some critics believe it makes sense why the former hedge fund manager is staying mum. Christopher Horner, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told TheDCNF that Steyer’s reticence to leap into the fray is probably a smart tactic given the GDN’s controversy.

“I think I would avoid wide circulation, too,” Horner said, adding “that the same people who couldn’t create a healthcare website apparently can’t even properly post to a website.” He often engages in legal battles against attorneys who sue energy companies over climate change.

Other analysts shared similar sentiments. “He’s calculating. It’s not overly popular,” E&E Legal President Craig Richardson told TheDCNF, referring to the GND, which received waives of support from various Democratic presidential candidates.

“He’s all in on climate program. It’s a trial balloon, so he’s smart enough not to jump into that right away. It’s really not politically expedient to come all the way out for it,” he said of Steyer’s reticence. Richardson’s group is also on the front lines in battles against anti-oil activists.

Steyer is plowing another $6 million into what some Democratic leaders worry is an ill-fated attempt to impeach the president. He decided not to run against President Donald Trump in January, citing concerns about his business dealings and past fossil fuel investments.

New survey results from RetailMeNot.com show that over63% of employed consumers who plan to shop this holiday season intend to shop at work during Cyber Monday. What’s more is that employees seem to be getting more bold about their shopping: More than 53% are willing to get caught shopping while on the clock.

Shopping on the 9-to-5
Bosses beware. Employees are willing to go to great lengths to get the best deals on Cyber Monday. Here’s what the stats say:

• 63.3% of employed consumers who plan to shop this holiday season intend to shop on the clock this Cyber Monday
• 53.7% of employed consumers are willing to get caught shopping at work to secure great deals
• 26.3% of consumers will take a long lunch, 9% would reschedule meetings or calls, and 9% will leave work early
• With all these tactics, it’s no surprise that nearly 12% of employed consumers will take the entire day off to get the best deals on Cyber Monday

Preparation Is Key
To score the best deals of the season, RetailMeNot recommends putting a holiday shopping plan in place before the madness begins. First, shoppers should always put together a shopping list and assign each recipient a budget. Shoppers should also download savings apps like RetailMeNot, sign up for retailers’ newsletters and follow brands’ social pages to ensure even more discounts. Doing your research ahead of time is also a great way to stay ahead of the rest and be “in the know” with the latest product deals and where to find them. With a plan outlined, shoppers can breathe a little easier.

SEE: CDN’s discount links and promo codes for Amazon.com holiday shopping

Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB), the nation’s leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Tapingo, a leading platform for campus food ordering.

With over 150 college campus partners, Tapingo enables tens of thousands of order-ahead transactions per day for more than half a million active diners at on-campus cafes, restaurants, and cashier-less stores. The combination of Tapingo’s network with Grubhub’s restaurant marketplace and delivery capabilities will bring greater convenience to students and help campus restaurants capitalize on pickup and delivery orders.

Tapingo’s U.S.- and Israel-based teams have built a technology platform custom designed for campus use, with direct integration into college meal plans and point-of-sale (POS) systems, ensuring seamless order-taking and accurate, up-to-the-minute transparency on wait times for diners. The Tapingo platform also streamlines operations and increases in-store efficiency for campus restaurant partners—including Taco Bell, Chipotle, Chick-fil-A, Panda Express and Jamba Juice—and powers partnerships with Aramark and Sodexo, the leading providers of food services and facilities management nationwide.

“We are excited to add Tapingo, a company that shares our vision of bringing greater convenience to diners and improving the restaurant ordering and pickup experience through technology,” said Matt Maloney, Grubhub’s founder and chief executive officer. “We value the college student population, many of whom we hope become life-long Grubhub diners with their first order. Tapingo makes students’ lives easier, allows merchants to efficiently capitalize on online ordering, and enables colleges and universities to give students the technology they’ve come to expect.”

“Joining Grubhub is an important step forward for Tapingo. Grubhub is the industry leader in food delivery, allowing us to provide even greater value to our campus partners and student diners with access to Grubhub’s technology and delivery expertise,” said Daniel Almog, Tapingo’s co-founder and chief executive officer. “By joining forces with Grubhub’s network of over 85,000 restaurant partners that offer online delivery and pickup, we’ll continue to serve our loyal diners long after they graduate from college, which has always been our aspiration.”

Grubhub has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tapingo for approximately $150 million, subject to standard closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2018. Grubhub will discuss the financial impact of the expected acquisition on its third quarter earnings call. Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co served as legal counsel to Grubhub in connection with the acquisition. Herzog, Fox & Neeman and Silicon Legal Strategy served as legal counsel and JMP Securities LLC served as a financial advisor to Tapingo.

AJC Chief Executive Officer David Harris issued the following statement on the Gaza situation:

We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel at this difficult time on the Gaza border.

There should be total clarity. The latest round of violence was triggered by Hamas, a terrorist organization as designated by both the United States and European Union, whose charter and rhetoric are nothing less than genocidal in their stated aims regarding Israel and the Jewish people.

Critics of Israel have sought to portray this situation as “peaceful protests by Gazans” met with force by Israel’s military. This is a total misreading of the situation, whether driven by malice, lack of awareness, or a misguided effort at “evenhandedness.”

The protests are not peaceful. The goal is to breach an internationally-recognized border between Israel and Gaza, to penetrate Israel, and, as Hamas spokesmen have repeatedly declared, to slaughter, yes to slaughter, Jews, often invoking religious imperatives.

What choice does Israel have if a variety of non-lethal means fails to stop the demonstrators from trying to enter Israel and wreak havoc? What exactly would other countries do in a similar situation, even as some capitals preach sanctimoniously from afar about how Israel should handle matters?

In any such crisis, very tragically, some innocent people may fall victim, but it has been the Israeli military’s ethos to minimize such losses to the extent humanly possible, while dealing with masses of people who include many known terrorists and inciters.

To its credit, the United States has stood firmly by Israel’s side throughout these weeks of escalating violence from Gaza, defending Israel’s absolute right to protect its citizens. We thank Washington for this moral clarity, when too many others suffer from moral fog.

For Hamas, as we have seen time and again, there is a profoundly cynical strategy at work here: Instrumentalize women and children, seek casualties, and thereby portray Israel in the worst possible light.

Shockingly, some in the international community have fallen hook, line, and sinker for this ploy, for whatever reason opting to ignore the true nature and goals of Hamas.

Let’s remember that Gaza was given the first chance in its history to exercise self-rule after Israel withdrew from every last inch of the coastal strip in 2005. Previous occupying powers, including Egypt, had controlled with an iron fist. But rather than charting a course of political, social, and economic development, Gazans expelled the governing Palestinian Authority and replaced it with Hamas. In turn, for Hamas, Israel’s destruction was far more important than Gaza’s construction, unless that construction meant terror tunnels and arms factories designed to target Israel.

So, since 2007, countless opportunities were squandered, massive international assistance was diverted, a generation of children was brainwashed from an early age, and, overall, Gaza’s situation went from bad to worse.

Yet there are those who still refuse to hold Hamas responsible simply because, in their minds, the storyline must always be all and only about Israel.

For them, these enablers of Hamas, Israel has no legitimate right to engage in self-defense, much less get any credit for the daily humanitarian flow that it permits to cross into Gaza even in times of war. Again, recall that Gaza is a declared enemy of the Jewish state. For these enablers, the Palestinians in Gaza are always blameless, always the victims, never the perpetrators. And, by the way, for the enablers, Gaza has only one border, with Israel, though in reality it has two, the other being with Egypt, a fellow Arab nation.

As an organization long committed to the search for an enduring peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians, we can only hope that one day soon wiser heads will prevail in Gaza. If Gaza is ever to have a brighter future, it will require a profound rethinking of strategies, beginning with the search for coexistence with Israel, not the stoking of permanent conflict and confrontation.

Universal’s Fifty Shades of Freed, the third entry in the sex-fest series, and Sony’s Peter Rabbit topped the list of box office revenue grabbers this weekend.

Industry firm comScore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, “Universal’s ‘Fifty Shades Freed,’ the last film in the ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy, pushed the franchise over the $1 billion mark globally with a number one debut bringing in $98.1 million in 57 international territories and $38.8 million in North America for a combined worldwide total of $136.9 million.”

Peter Rabbit, Sony’s CGI family flick, seems to be the film that even Rotten Tomatoes got wrong. The “Tomatometer” average of critics reviews scored the film a “splat” with just a 58% score and only 63% of the film rating websites audience liked the movie, but a #2 showing with $25 million in domestic ticket sales shows that movie-goers thought otherwise.

The top 12 domestic weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, February 11, are below.

1. Fifty Shades Freed – Universal – $38.8M
2. Peter Rabbit – Sony – $25.0M
3. 15:17 To Paris, The – Warner Bros. – $12.6M
4. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle – Sony – $9.8M
5. Greatest Showman, The – 20th Century Fox – $6.4M
6. Maze Runner: The Death Cure – 20th Century Fox – $6.0M
7. Winchester – Lionsgate – $5.0M
8. Post, The – 20th Century Fox – $3.5M
9. Shape Of Water, The – Fox Searchlight – $3.0M
10. Den Of Thieves – STX Entertainment – $2.9M
11. 12 Strong – Warner Bros. – $2.7M
12. Hostiles – Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures – $2.7M

The top 12 worldwide weekend box office estimates, listed in descending order, per data collected as of Sunday, February 11, are below.

1. Fifty Shades Freed – Universal – $136.9M
2. Maze Runner: The Death Cure – 20th Century Fox – $29.5M
3. Peter Rabbit – Sony – $25.0M
4. 15:17 To Paris, The – Warner Bros. – $17.9M
5. Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle – Sony – $17.3M
6. Greatest Showman, The – 20th Century Fox – $15.1M
7. Pad Man – Sony – $9.7M
8. Post, The – Multiple – $9.4M
9. Secret Superstar – Huaxia Film Distribution Co.,Ltd – $8.7M
10. Coco – Disney – $8.6M
11. Tuche 3, Les (Magic Tuche, The) – Pathé Distribution – $7.9M
12. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri – 20th Century Fox – $7.8M

Full details regarding the global domestic and international box office results are listed in the table below.

	Weekend BO Estimate (USD)	Weekend Release Cume (USD)	Distributor
Title	Worldwide	Int’l	Domestic	Worldwide	Int’l	Domestic	Int’l	No. of Terr.*	Domestic
Fifty Shades Freed	136,905,000	98,100,000	38,805,000	136,905,000	98,100,000	38,805,000	UNI	58	UNI
Maze Runner: The Death Cure	29,500,000	23,500,000	6,000,000	229,018,129	180,000,000	49,018,129	FOX	81	FOX
Peter Rabbit	25,000,000	–	25,000,000	25,000,000	–	25,000,000	–	1	SNY
15:17 To Paris, The	17,900,000	5,300,000	12,600,000	17,900,000	5,300,000	12,600,000	WB	24	WB
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle	17,325,000	7,500,000	9,825,000	881,756,871	516,100,000	365,656,871	SNY	91	SNY
Greatest Showman, The	15,100,000	8,700,000	6,400,000	314,235,870	167,700,000	146,535,870	FOX	41	FOX
Pad Man	9,660,000	8,900,000	760,000	9,660,000	8,900,000	760,000	SNY	6	SPRI
Post, The	9,430,000	5,930,000	3,500,000	120,516,520	47,680,000	72,836,520	MUL	32	FOX
Secret Superstar	8,735,000	8,735,000	–	111,955,526	110,965,000	990,526	HUAX	1	ZEE
Coco	8,606,000	7,800,000	806,000	714,192,341	508,100,000	206,092,341	DIS	36	DIS
Tuche 3, Les (Magic Tuche, The)	7,935,000	7,935,000	–	28,885,000	28,885,000	–	PATHE	1	–
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri	7,800,000	5,600,000	2,200,000	100,844,806	55,500,000	45,344,806	FOX	43	FSL
Den Of Thieves	7,270,000	4,400,000	2,870,000	57,241,323	16,300,000	40,941,323	STX	36	STX
Detective K: Secret Of The Living Dead	6,910,000	6,910,000	–	7,115,000	7,115,000	–	SHOWBX	1	WGUI
Till The End Of The World	6,900,000	6,900,000	–	28,657,713	28,600,000	57,713	MUL	3	CHALION
Shape Of Water, The	6,100,000	3,100,000	3,000,000	74,265,691	24,500,000	49,765,691	FOX	26	FSL
Winchester	5,910,000	860,000	5,050,000	19,282,358	2,105,000	17,177,358	MUL	9	LGF
Darkest Hour	5,390,000	3,800,000	1,590,000	124,170,092	72,700,000	51,470,092	UNI	58	FOC
Ferdinand	4,475,000	4,100,000	375,000	275,472,553	193,500,000	81,972,553	FOX	39	FOX
12 Strong	4,105,000	1,400,000	2,705,000	53,375,179	11,400,000	41,975,179	LGF	40	WB
Wonder	3,770,000	3,500,000	270,000	285,018,350	153,700,000	131,318,350	LGF	52	LGF
Insidious: The Last Key	3,680,000	3,100,000	580,000	161,852,020	95,100,000	66,752,020	SNY	53	UNI
Paddington 2	3,665,000	2,455,000	1,210,000	199,467,364	161,025,000	38,442,364	MUL	31	WB
Early Man	3,500,000	3,500,000	–	10,250,000	10,250,000	–	MUL	6	LGF
Boda De Valentina, La	3,375,000	2,250,000	1,125,000	3,375,000	2,250,000	1,125,000	VIDEOC	2	LGF

*Territory is a movie studio term for regions of the world consisting of various countries.

When you are trying to run a successful modern company you need to think about where you can improve. The fact is that your business can always get better, no matter how perfect you think it may be. The goal is to take it forward and spend every day learning about how to you can improve things and stand out. There is a lot involved in enhancing your brand, and you can learn a lot from other companies.

The bottom line is that online auction sites like DealDash can be great company role models. They play a big part in helping customers get a more immersive shopping experience, and this is one of the things that makes them such a successful company. You can actually learn a lot about how to run a business by observing the way DealDash does things.

For instance, a visit to Dealdash.com reveals a sleek and modern looking website that instantly draws people in. However, unlike a lot of modern business websites, this one gets straight to the point. There are so many things that play a role in the development of a great website, and it’s important for making your business more respectable. Your business can learn a lot from this website and the way it has been designed, so make sure you follow their example and help improve the way your website looks.

The online shopping experience should be fun, and this is something DealDash prizes very highly for its users. Think about what you can do to make the process of transacting with your company more enjoyable moving forward. There are so many things that go into making this a possibility. Think about what customers want to get out of a business transaction, and also focus on making things easier and less stressful. If you can get this part of the process sorted, there are a lot of things that are going to help you improve your company.

Customer experience is the key to any successful business and this is something DealDash really excels at. You can learn from them the importance of ensuring that you always put the customer first at all times. This is something you have got to think about when it comes to improving your business and making changes for the future.

They are a fresh, exciting company that really goes all out to stand out from the other online auction sites on the market. There are a lot of excellent things to learn from this business and the way they run a successful online brand. Sure, ecommerce might be a little different to whatever it is you do, but the important principles are the same.

When it comes to learning from the world of online business there are a lot of companies that have done things well. It is pretty clear that DealDash is one of the leading companies on the market, and that they are well-placed to make sure things are going to continue successfully for them. What you need to do is make sure you use them as a model example, and try to come up with ideas that will help you improve the way you run your business.

FOX News Channel (FNC), which will celebrate its 22^nd anniversary this weekend, marked 67 consecutive quarters (16.75 years) as the most-watched cable news network in total viewers for total day viewing and primetime, according to Nielsen Media Research. Americans also feel that Fox News Channel is the most-trusted and most-objective brand in the industry, according to two surveys.

“Fox News apparently isn’t sick of winning. It’s an honor to be a part of a network that consistently wins every hour of every day,” said Fox News host Jesse Watters of Watters World (Saturdays 8 PM/ET). “With all this success, we’re still hungry. Every show has an underdog mentality, which makes us scrappy and highly competitive.”

Jesse holds the highest rated program in his timeslot with 1,744,000 total viewers and 286,000 in the demo. The program easily bested its timeslot competition in both categories, beating MSNBC and CNN combined in total viewers. Watters World has a double and triple-digit advantage over both networks.

“The Five has the most honest and entertaining personalities together in cable, and the ratings reflect that energy,” Watters added. “Watters World kicks off a tremendous Saturday night prime-time lineup and I’m grateful to the viewers who put us #1 in our time slot. After 22 years, Fox News remains fair, fearless and fun…which is why America puts us first.”

FNC continued its domination across the board as the cable champion was also the top-rated network in the prized 25-54 demo. Hannity was also the number one program in both total viewers and demo for the quarter, also marking his second highest-rated quarter in total viewers since returning to the 9 PM/ET timeslot.

During 3Q’18, FNC averaged 1,401,000 million total viewers and 270,000 with A25-54 in total day. In primetime, FNC delivered 2,457,000 total viewers and 450,000 in the 25-54 demographic, the only network up in both P2+ (up 14%) and the demo (up 3%). FNC also bested MSNBC and CNN in both primetime and total day with P2+ and A25-54.

Additionally, the network claimed 9 of the top 15 cable news programs in total viewers and seven of the top 15 in the 25-54 demo. FNC’s evening and primetime programs were among the top four shows in total viewers including,  Hannity (9 PM/ET) as the most-watched program in all of cable news with 3,338,000 in total viewers and in the 25-54 demo with 625,000. Hannity’s timeslot increased by double-digits, 42% among total viewers and 29% in the 25-54 demo, compared to 3Q’17. Additionally, Hannity was the top-rated program, only behind sports and special coverage of the Kavanaugh hearings, for regularly scheduled basic cable programming. Tucker Carlson Tonight also ranked first in its timeslot with 2,775,000 in total viewers and 539,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Ingraham Angle also boasted 2,672,000 in total viewers and 501,000 in the 25-54 demo, marking its highest-rated quarter ever with total viewers.

Kicking off the day at 4 AM/ET, FOX & Friends First with Heather Childers was the number one show in its timeslot with 488,000 in P2+, followed by FOX & Friends First at 5 AM/ET, which averaged 625,000 in viewers. FNC’s signature morning show FOX & Friends (6-9AM/ET) marked 203 consecutive months as the most-watched morning show in cable news with 1,453,000 in total viewers and 304,000 in the demo. America’s Newsroom with co-anchors Bill Hemmer and Sandra Smith (9AM-12PM/ET) garnered 1,561,000 with P2+ and 282,000 with A25-54. FNC’s afternoon ensemble program, Outnumbered (12 PM/ET), posted 1,557,000 in total viewers and 270,000 in the demo. At 1 PM/ET, Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner averaged 1,442,000 in total viewers and 263,000 in the 25-54 demographic. The Daily Briefing at 2 PM/ET delivered 1,429,000 in total viewers and 256,000 with A25-54. At 3 PM/ET, Shepard Smith Reporting averaged 1,320,000 in total viewers and 243,000 in the demo. At 4 PM/ET, Your World with Neil Cavuto posted 1,464,000 with P2+ and 262,000 viewers with A25-54.

Among FNC’s evening and primetime programming, The Five (5 PM/ET) averaged 2,304,000 in total viewers and 408,000 in the 25-54 demo. At 6 PM/ET, Special Report with Bret Baier garnered 2,172,000 in total viewers and 395,000 in the 25-54 demo. The Story with Martha MacCallum at 7 PM/ET delivered 2,019,000 in total viewers and 399,000 in the younger 25-54 demo. At 11 PM/ET, FOX News @ Night with Shannon Bream averaged 1,534,000 in total viewers and 329,000 in the 25-54 demo.

During the weekends, Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo averaged 1.4 million in total viewers and 264,000 in the demo on Sundays at 10 AM/ET. MediaBuzz hosted by Howie Kurtz delivered 1.3 million in total viewers and 232,000 in the 25-54 demo, propelling him to the lead spot on Sundays at 11 AM/ET. Additionally, FNC wins all Saturday primetime hours in total viewers, including Watters World (8PM/ET), Justice with Judge Pirro (9PM/ET), The Greg Gutfeld Show (10PM/ET) and The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton and Life, Liberty and Levin on Sundays at 9PM/ET and 10PM/ET, respectively.

Additionally, for the quarter, FOX News Digital delivered its highest quarter of page views, with 6.5 billion views, marking a 16 percent increase versus prior year, according to data from Adobe Analytics. The FNC mobile app also had its highest quarter of uniques, with 9.7 million unique devices. Additionally, Fox News was the number one most engaged news brand on social media on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram combined, according to Socialbakers. 

RATINGS FOR THE TOP FIVE PROGRAMS IN CABLE NEWS: 

• Total Viewers: Hannity (3,340,000), The Rachel Maddow Show (2,947,000), Tucker Carlson Tonight (2,775,000), The Ingraham Angle (2,672,000), Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (2,307,000)
• Adults 25-54: Hannity (625,000), The Rachel Maddow Show (573,000), Tucker Carlson Tonight (539,000), The Ingraham Angle (501,000), Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (418,000) 

3Q’18 VS. 3Q’17 NIELSEN NUMBERS (seven day week, L+SD): 

TOTAL DAY

1. FNC: 1,401,000 total viewers – up 3% (270,000 in 25-54 – down 9%)
2. CNN: 722,000 total viewers – down 9% (213,000 in 25-54 – down 19%)
3. MSNBC: 1,042,000 total viewers – up 10% (195,000 in 25-54 – down 9%)

PRIMETIME: 8-11PM/ET

1. FNC: 2,457,000 total viewers – up 14% (450,000 in 25-54 – up 3%)
2. CNN: 1,028,000 total viewers – down 5% (334,000 in 25-54 – down 12%)
3. MSNBC: 1,859,000 total viewers – up 6% (346,000 in 25-54 – down 10%)

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news.  The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 16 years.  According to a 2018 Research Intelligencer study by Brand Keys, FOX News ranks as the second most trusted television brand in the country.  Additionally, a Suffolk University/USA Today survey states FOX News is the most trusted source for television news or commentary in the country, while a 2017 Gallup/Knight Foundation survey found that among Americans who could name an objective news source, FOX News is the top-cited outlet.

After the recent murder of two Welsh Guardsman and a member of the Royal Corps of Signals by an Afghan policeman, the level of so-called “green-on-blue” deaths reaches one quarter of British casualties for the year.

Reports are unclear as to the exact source of the disagreement, but witnesses have said that the British soldiers visited a  Nahr-e-Saraj checkpoint for a scheduled meeting, gotten into  a heated argument with the Afghani and as the victims walked away, they were fired upon by the allied police officer.

Four servicemen were hit. All were given first aid at the scene, but only one survives and is said to be in stable condition. The shooter was also shot, but not killed. The Taliban almost immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

The assailant has been identified as a member of the Afghan National Civil Order Police, a special unit set up  to help deal with insurgents and enforce the law in towns and villages. ANCOP elite membership is more heavily-vetted before receiving more intensive training – a strategic linchpin in the U.S. strategy to exit the region by 2014.

 

Scratching the surface, it may look bad economically. Digging deeper and his steel plan plans for a better future for America.

The United States used to be the king of steel. In 1945, the United States produced 72% of the world’s steel. Since then, the US’s impact on global steel production has shrunk tremendously as manufacturers have found it cheaper to outsource steel to other countries such as China. As a result, today, the United States produces just 5.3% of the world’s steel and is the largest importer of steel in the world. The President has committed to changing this trend. Since he took office, through the use of tariffs, subsidies, and other economic measures, the President has attempted to revive America’s failing steel industry. This plan for the steel industry has faced harsh criticism from across the political spectrum due to the potential drawbacks of such measures. However, when comparing the potential shortcomings to the probable benefits of the strategy, it is clear that the President’s plan to revive America’s steel industry will benefit Americans in the long run due its implications for job growth and national security.

Moving steel production back to the United States will result in higher steel prices due to differences in production costs within the United States compared to other countries, which will inherently hurt businesses and consumers. However, this is a short-term price to pay when compared to the long-term benefits it brings.

One positive implication of the President steel plan is that it will promote job growth within the United States. President Trump’s steel plan incentivizes production in the United States and as a result, will create jobs as numerous factories will reopen. Furthermore, these factories will also create thousands of jobs in the future.

Another beneficial aspect of the President’s steel plan is its potential impact on national security. Bringing steel production back to the United States will lead to a safer and more prepared America. Steel is an essential resource during wartimes and often times, without a reliable domestic steel industry, countries crumble during these times. In World War II, the resource was essential to mobilizing our war effort against the Axis powers. In Iraq, steel was important in building armored trucks, Humvees, and Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected Vehicles (MRAPs). Today, specialized steels such as titanium and nickel alloys have become important resources in the creation of everything from ordinary tools to modern day machines. From a strategic standpoint, it is necessary for a country to have a reliable steel production for the sake of not having to rely on other countries for steel. In its current state, the United States does not have a reliable steel industry and thus, is ill-prepared for a serious war. As the most powerful country in the world, despite our current peace status, the United States must be prepared for a global conflict. The President’s promotion of domestic steel production will leave the United States more prepared in the event of a war breaking out and thus, will leave our country more secure and better protected.

Another thing that makes the President’s steel plan even more appealing is that steel may become cheaper as a result of domestic production in the near future. When considering economies of scale, as domestic steel production increases, the cost of production will gradually decrease, meaning the price of American steel will go down and Americans will be able to buy their steel cheaper and domestically. Although it may take some time to kick in, economies of scale will make domestic steel production cheaper, and as a result, steel prices will decrease.

Rising prices of any good are always concerning and often should be opposed. However, despite the resulting rise in steel prices associated with it, Donald Trump’s steel policy should be encouraged, as the rise is temporary. Bringing back steel production to the United States will not only produce jobs but also ensure our national sovereignty and better prepare us in case a global war breaks out.

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Former DOJ attorney J. Christian Adams cited a study from The National Bureau of Economic Research on “Fox & Friends” Wednesday, and said voter ID laws do not lead to voter suppression.

“This is a huge survey,” Adams said. “50,000 sampled. They discovered that voter ID has absolutely no negative impact on voters. Something most of us already knew, a small fringe of dishonest people didn’t know. They make money off of this. They raise huge sums of money to pay lawyers to attack states that implement voter ID … This is something most Americans agree with and now we know it doesn’t do any harm.”

The study examined a total of ten states with voter ID laws, including Georgia and Wisconsin and found minorities were not disproportionately affected by the measures.

“A huge survey found that it did not effect minorities negatively which tells you they have been lying,” Adams added.

“They have been scaring minorities in the worse possible ways about voter ID and election integrity laws. They use it to increase their own power, to create this hysteria and frankly, Brian, the survey showed that if voter ID does anything, it increases turnout among minorities ever so slightly. So, they have not been telling the American people the truth.”

Adams also specifically mentioned Georgia’s former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and said her loss had nothing to do with voter suppression.

“Stacey Abrams, one of the queen conspiracy theorists thinks that somehow she lost that race because of a plot. Things like voter ID [and] citizenship verification. She lost that race because she was a radical in a state like Georgia,” he said. “There’s no mystery why she lost and it wasn’t voter ID.”