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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Americans continue to choose Fox News Channel as network dominates May, tops ABC during weekday primetime
Americans continued to rely on Fox News Channel for information and analysis during May, as the network outdrew broadcast network ABC in weekday primetime and dominated other cable news outlets across the board. Fox News averaged 2.9 million weekday primetime viewers, making it the fourth highest-rated network in all of television while topping ABC's 2.7 million. Fox News averaged 1.6 million total day viewers compared to 545,000 for MSNBC and 353,000 for CNN. Fox News' total day viewers grew 21% since May 2024 while MSNBC was down 33% and CNN shed 24% of its audience. During primetime, Fox News averaged around 2.5 million total viewers compared to 877,000 for MSNBC and only 426,000 for CNN. Fox News also dominated among the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults aged 25-54, averaging 180,000 total day viewers, while CNN managed only 59,000 and MSNBC settled for a dismal average of 49,000. Fox News' Massive Growth Sustainable Under Trump, Fox Corporation Coo Says Read On The Fox News App It was similar during primetime, as Fox News averaged 262,000 viewers from the key demo from 8-11 p.m. to dominate cable news. CNN averaged 76,000 demo viewers during primetime and MSNBC finished with an average of only 73,000. Fox News piled up nearly 65% of the cable news share among viewers across both total day and primetime, completely dominating CNN and MSNBC which are both shed viewers in all categories compared to 2024. Fox News saw a 23% year-over-year increase among total viewership and 32% in the key demo. CNN and MSNBC marked historic lows during May as Fox News thrived. CNN had its second-worst month ever in the demo across both total day and primetime, while MSNBC had its second-worst May in history among both total day and primetime in the demo. Cbs Shouldn't Celebrate Emmy Nom For Harris Interview That Ignited Network Turmoil, Industry Insider Says Along the way, Fox News swept cable news among total day and primetime viewership in both total viewers and the critical demo for the 51st straight month. Fox News has now aired the 1,100 highest-rated cable news telecasts since Election Day and the top 135 cable news telecasts in the month of May. FNC's number one show "The Five," secured a staggering 3.8 million viewers and 368,000 in 25-54 demo, leading all of cable news across the board. The Fox News programs "Jesse Watters Primetime," "Gutfeld!," "Special Report with Bret Baier," "Hannity," "The Ingraham Angle," "The Will Cain Show," "Outnumbered" and "The Faulkner Focus" rounded out the top ten most-watched cable news programs as CNN and MSNBC offerings were shut out. "FOX & Friends" averaged 1.4 million viewers to remain the most-watched cable news program in the mornings, while topping CNN and MSNBC combined. Credibility Crisis: Press Dismissed Hur Report On Biden's Memory Issues Long Before Concerns Became Undeniable "America's Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino," "America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith" and Martha MacCallum's "The Story" also had strong numbers this month as Fox News offerings dominated cable news during the daytime. Meanwhile, CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" averaged only 525,000 total viewers for its worst month since August 2015 despite the namesake host's heavily promoted book tour. On the weekend, Fox News topped both CNN and MSNBC during every hour of the day among both total and demo viewers as "My View with Lara Trump" averaged over 1.4 million viewers to finish as the No. 1 show on Saturday and "Sunday Morning Futures" earned the Sunday crown with 1.7 million. More Democrats, Independents and Republicans tuned in to FNC over any other cable network across total day, according to data from Nielsen MRI Fusion. Ratings information courtesy of Nielsen Media article source: Americans continue to choose Fox News Channel as network dominates May, tops ABC during weekday primetime
New York Post
3 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Trump AI czar claims Sen. Elizabeth Warren ‘controlled the autopen' for Biden
A key Trump administration official has claimed that left-wing Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the tune for the Biden administration's restrictive approach to cryptocurrencies. White House artificial intelligence and crypto czar David Sacks argued Tuesday night that Warren (D-Mass.) has a 'pathological hatred' for crypto and pushed the Biden administration to suppress the nascent technology. 'This is the financial system of the future, Jesse and we have to encourage it,' Sacks told Fox News' 'Jesse Watters Primetime.' 'What the Biden administration was doing, and let's face it — it wasn't Biden — Elizabeth Warren controlled the autopen during that administration,' Sacks added. 'She, for some reason, has this pathological hatred for the crypto community. She wants to drive this community offshore. She doesn't want it happening in the United States. That's the wrong policy.' Sacks later clarified to The Post that his comments were specific to crypto policy and pointed to Warren's close ties to former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, another critic of decentralized currency. 4 Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been one of the leading advocates for tighter regulations on cryptocurrency. AP 4 Presidents have been using autopen for decades. ASSOCIATED PRESS 'Just to be clear, I was talking about the issue of crypto,' Sacks emphasized. 'It won't come as a surprise to anyone in the crypto community that Elizabeth Warren was calling the shots on crypto policy during the Biden administration.' President Trump and his allies have repeatedly suggested that aides to former President Joe Biden used an autopen, a device to recreate his signature, on key documents such as executive orders to mask the commander in chief's cognitive decline. Trump has mused that some of Biden's pardons and executive actions should be voided if an autopen was used on them. Last week, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) demanded testimony from former White House doctor Kevin O'Connor and four Biden aides to examine the use of autopen during the last administration. Other presidents, such as Barack Obama, used autopen during their White House days, with Harry Truman widely believed to be the first president to use the modern machine. Warren is among the foremost progressive voices on finance and has long been a crusader for aggressive market regulations. 'I believe that Democrats understand the importance of consumer protections and anti-money laundering curbs in any new financial product,' Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, told reporters earlier this year. 4 Former President Joe Biden's administration had been skeptical of crypto. AFP via Getty Images 'All we're looking for is a level playing field between crypto and all of the other financial systems.' Crypto is currently subject to fewer regulations than other financial assets, such as stocks and bonds. Prominent finance gurus, such as JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, have been very skeptical of crypto, with Dimon warning lawmakers in September 2022 congressional testimony that the industry is rife with 'decentralized Ponzi schemes.' Congress is currently mulling the GENIUS Act to set up regulatory guardrails for stablecoins, a type of crypto that is pegged to certain types of assets meant to limit volatility. Warren has long been a skeptic of that bipartisan legislation. Trump has fully embraced crypto, announcing a US strategic reserve earlier this year and launching a memecoin that has boosted his net worth. Last week, Trump convened a dinner at his Northern Virginia golf course for the top 220 holders of his memecoin, $TRUMP. Vice President JD Vance also spoke at a crypto event in Las Vegas on Wednesday and revealed that he owns Bitcoin. 4 David Sacks, a prominent venture capitalist, has been helping to craft President Trump's crypto policy. Getty Images 'Consumer confidence is hitting new highs and Bitcoin confidence is hitting new highs,' added Sacks, who attended the crypto event in Las Vegas. 'This was a community that a year ago, was completely under siege. They were being prosecuted.' 'They were being subjected to lawfare. They just wanted to know what the rules were. They said give us fair rules and we'll abide by them. The Biden administration would never do that.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Elon Musk Says Earth Only Has 10% Of Its Life Left Before It's 'Incinerated' By The Sun — Calls Colonizing Mars Humanity's 'Life Insurance' Policy
If you're banking on Earth being around forever, Elon Musk has some grim news: we're living on borrowed time—and the sun has the final say. In a recent interview on Fox News' "Jesse Watters Primetime," Musk gave his cosmic forecast. "Eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun," he said. "The sun is gradually expanding, so we do at some point need to be a multi-planet civilization because Earth will be incinerated."Don't Miss: 'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. Hasbro, MGM, and Skechers trust this AI marketing firm — And according to Musk, the clock is already ticking. He claims that if Earth has been around for 4.5 billion years, "then Earth only has about 10% more life in it before it gets so hot that life is impossible." But Musk isn't just doomsaying—he's pitching a plan. Colonizing Mars, he argues, is humanity's best shot at survival. "Mars is life insurance for life collectively," he told Watters. "We have a long way to go. It's not just about landing on Mars and fancy equipment. It's about creating a self-sustaining city on Mars." He explains that if a Mars colony can't operate without constant supplies from Earth, then it's not real "life insurance." For it to safeguard humanity's future, it has to be fully self-sustaining in case Earth is no longer there to support it. Trending: Nancy Pelosi Invested $5 Million In An AI Company Last Year — While the idea of Earth being torched by the sun might sound like a sci-fi plot twist, the science backs it up—sort of. Astrophysicists widely agree that the sun is on a slow but steady march toward destruction. As it ages, it burns hotter and brighter. In roughly 500 million years, that increased heat is expected to strip away Earth's atmosphere and boil the oceans, rendering the planet uninhabitable. In about 5 billion years, the sun will expand into a red giant—very likely swallowing Earth whole, according to So yes, the threat is real—but also very, very far away. Musk's point? That's exactly why we need to act now. Waiting until humanity is gasping under a swollen sun would be, well, bad planning. With SpaceX developing its Starship rockets and long-term visions of Martian cities, Musk has poured billions into this idea. He's said before that Earth is a "single-planet civilization" living at risk of extinction from anything—from nuclear war to rogue asteroids—and that humanity's long-term survival depends on its ability to become he's putting the sun itself on that threat list. It's a dramatic pitch, sure—but coming from the guy building rockets to Mars, it's not just talk. Whether it's hundreds of millions of years or a cosmic fluke tomorrow, Musk's message is simple: Earth won't last forever, and if we want to keep life alive, we'd better start packing. Read Next:Invest where it hurts — and help millions heal:. Image: Shutterstock UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? APPLE (AAPL): Free Stock Analysis Report TESLA (TSLA): Free Stock Analysis Report This article Elon Musk Says Earth Only Has 10% Of Its Life Left Before It's 'Incinerated' By The Sun — Calls Colonizing Mars Humanity's 'Life Insurance' Policy originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Black America Web
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Black America Web
Department Of Homeland Security Launches Investigation Into James Comey Over Cryptic ‘8647' Post
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced Thursday that it would launch an investigation into a since-deleted Instagram post shared by former FBI Director James Comey—a post that allegedly alluded to assassinating President Donald Trump. In the post, Comey, 64, shared an image on Instagram of a sea shell formation Comey claimed resembled the number '8647.' The seemingly cryptic photo sparked immediate backlash from Trump allies, Republican lawmakers, and administration officials, who interpreted it as a thinly veiled jab at Trump. Critics pointed out that '86' is commonly used as slang for 'to eliminate' or 'get rid of,' according to Merriam-Webster, suggesting the post may have carried a pointed political message to get rid of the president, according to NBC News. 'Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump,' Noem penned on Thursday, May 15, noting that DHS would be investigating the post alongside the Secret Service. After deleting the post in question, Comey shared a statement on Instagram explaining that the image wasn't a direct threat to Trump. He assumed the photo was representative of 'a political message' but didn't realize that some may interpret the numbers as 'violence.' He added, 'It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down.' Interestingly, Comey isn't the first to use '86' in a political context. In February 2024, Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz—once floated as a potential attorney general under Trump—used the term in a social media post calling out fellow Republicans who he had previously clashed with. Still, Comey's apology wasn't enough to stave off criticism from Republicans and allies of Trump. Donald Trump Jr. claimed Comey 'casually' called for his father 'to be murdered,' in a post shared Thursday. 'This is who the Dem-Media worships. Demented!!!!' he added. During an appearance on Fox News ' 'Jesse Watters Primetime,' Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard called for Comey to be jailed over the post, stating she did not believe he was unaware of the possible interpretation of '8647.' 'There has to be accountability for this…The rule of law says people like him who issue direct threats against the POTUS, essentially issuing a call to assassinate him, must be held accountable under the law,' Gabbard said. 'I'm very concerned for his life.' 'We've already seen assassination attempts…and James Comey in my view should be held accountable and put behind bars for this,' she added. Comey served as FBI Director for over three years, overseeing high-profile investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. He was dismissed by Donald Trump in May 2017, just months into Trump's first term. Since his firing, Comey has been an outspoken critic of the former president, repeatedly questioning Trump's fitness for office and condemning his impulsive behavior and inflammatory rhetoric. In an April 2018 interview with NPR , Comey expressed concern that President Trump threatens core American values such as the rule of law, truth, and equal protection—values that transcend political divisions. He warned that if these foundational statues are erased, the very identity of the nation is at risk. 'What I'm worried about with this president is, he threatens those [values]. And if we lose those, if those norms are degraded, those values are degraded, what are we exactly?' the former FBI director said at the time. 'And so, I'm hoping that I can be useful in saying to people, it doesn't matter whether the Republican or Democrat or neither. We need to think and talk about those values…there's a danger.' SEE ALSO: James Comey's Troubled Past With BLM Consequences Await Trump If He Fires Rosenstein SEE ALSO Department Of Homeland Security Launches Investigation Into James Comey Over Cryptic '8647' Post was originally published on Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kid Rock's Gross Rant About ‘Ugly A** Liberal Women' Dubbed ‘Drunk Uncle Take'
His name is Kiiiiiiiiid — because his emotional maturity was stunted at age 12. On Thursday's episode of 'Jesse Watters Primetime,' Kid Rockdecided to blame liberal women for the historically low U.S. birth rate. Yet, the 'Bawitdaba' singer, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, didn't come on the Fox News show with a researched explanation for the phenomenon — such as women's greater economic independence causing them to pursue other opportunities, sky-high child care costs, or the fact that life-saving procedures for pregnant women have been banned in numerous states. Rather, Kid Rock simply looked at footage of people protesting deportations in Newark, New Jersey, and — egged on by Watters — let his lizard brain do the talking. 'Listen, I was just watching your clips and, you know, we have this low birthrate in America, and it all made sense to me,' said the musician, who has just one child himself. 'It just hit me right now, because who's going to sleep with these ugly-ass, broke, crazy, deranged, TDS ['Trump Derangement Syndrome'], liberal women?' He, unfortunately, continued: 'I mean, you look at these rallies, it's like a bunch of women that no guy wants to sleep with, and a bunch of dudes that want to sleep with each other.' When footage of the 'Cowboy' singer's misogynist and homophobic comments made its way to X, formerly Twitter, users said his take made as much sense as his lyrics, 'Bawitdaba, da-bang, da-bang, diggy-diggy-diggy.' 'Kid Rock's dropping drunk uncle takes on fertility rates,' one user said. 'If your politics depend on who's 'hot,' you're not making arguments, you're auditioning for irrelevance.' 'We are completely fine knowing that @KidRock doesn't want to sleep with us. The feeling is mutual,' said another X user. 'It's not the women who are having trouble finding sex buddy LOL,' another X user joked. 'Cute of him to think it is a liberal problem. Have you SEEN the state of a MAGA male?' a user noted. 'No woman wants to sleep with misogynistic men who view them as property,' another user said. Kid Rock's remarks are below. Kid Rock: We have this low birth rate in America… it just hit me right now because who's going to sleep with these ugly ass broke liberal women? You look at these rallies, it's like a bunch of women that no guy wants to sleep with and a bunch of dudes that want to sleep with… — Acyn (@Acyn) May 16, 2025
