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Democrats indicated they'd help save McCarthy before voting to oust him: sources
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., joined'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss Israel's decision to declare war and the GOP's efforts to determine a new House Speaker. Multiple House Democrats had indicated to GOP lawmakers that they would help former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., avoid being ousted on Tuesday, two sources told Fox News Digital. A GOP member of the Problem Solvers Caucus indicated that right up until the final days, Democrats signaled they may at least be open to voting "present" to lower the threshold needed for McCarthy's political survival. The lawmaker pointed to Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., who is not a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, but suggested early on that he could be open to helping McCarthy. "Even people like that were saying they were going to vote present. And something changed over the weekend. So yes, the members of the Problem Solvers gave absolutely no indication that they were going to side with [Rep. Gaetz introduced the motion to vacate against McCarthy on Monday evening. The next day, seven other Republicans joined him and every House Democrat to oust McCarthy from leadership. Acknowledging that Gaetz would likely pull the move again if it failed the first time, the Republican who spoke with Fox News Digital said he and other GOP Problem Solvers appealed to Democrats to vote "present" on the initial procedural vote in order to buy time to pull together a bipartisan proposal on a House Rules overhaul, which would have likely made it harder for members to topple the speaker. "We wanted them to vote present for the first round on the motion, to make the motion to table, so that they could have time to rewrite the rules package.
Increasing number of Americans say they are more concerned than excited about AI: survey
Fox News' Eben Brown reports on how more companies are using AI technology to set retail prices based on data-driven supply and demand. A majority of Americans are more concerned than excited by the increased use of artificial intelligence, with the number of those concerned growing dramatically in recent years, according to a new survey released this week. The Pew Research survey found that 52% of Americans polled said they are "more concerned than excited" by the increased use of AI in daily life, compared to 36% who are "equally excited and concerned" and 10% who are "more excited than concerned." Just last year, 38% of those surveyed were "more concerned than excited" โ and in 2021, that number was 37%. WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? The increase in concern comes amid greater awareness and use of the technology, concerns about retaining control over the tech, potential employment implications and how fast the technology is being adopted in key areas.
Must-do: What Congress has left on its plate at year's halfway mark
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the outcome of the debt limit bill and how both sides responded on'Your World.' There wasn't a lot Congress absolutely had to accomplish legislatively this year. And overall, the floor traffic will likely be light until fall. There are really only about five things which Congress must do this year. With the pages halfway off the calendar, lawmakers have taken care of two of the five.