Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) lost his temper Tuesday at a reporter who raised questions about his loyalty to the Democratic Party, a reaction that comes as the freshman senator has faced questions for months about the possibility of crossing the aisle for good. As he was getting on an elevator, Fetterman was asked whether he […]
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Fetterman raises money off his Republican convention cameo, then snaps that he's not a Republican
“He didn't get mad because a reporter called him a Republican, he got mad because the reporter read his own fundraising email back to him. The tape's the tape and the ask is the ask, and only one of those has a McCormick byline he's still cashing checks on. That's not a gaffe, pal, that's the whole business model.”
“Look, the senator's allowed to work across the aisle — that's literally what Pennsylvania sent him there to do, and the fundraising email just packages that bipartisan brand for the donor base, it's not an endorsement, it's a receipt of — wait, no, forget I said receipt. He said he's not becoming a Republican, and that's the statement, full stop, nobody asked about the invoice.”
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- Rhode Island's governor lost renomination 62.5 to 37.5 at eighty percent counted, and the wire's entire accounting of the spending gap it credits for that result is one adjective: significant. By Ruth · the midnight edition, 13 September 2026
The receipts
Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated the Rhode Island governor in the Democratic primary after he failed to corral a growing political crisis around a bridge.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) again emphasized that he would not be switching parties Tuesday following his video appearance at the Republican National Committee (RNC) midterm convention. When asked by a reporter at Capitol Hill if there was a chance he would become a Republican, Fetterman appeared to become frustrated.
· Fetterman fundraising off GOP midterm convention appearance from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman, already at odds with his party, makes surprise video for GOP convention from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Dem senator delivers surprise video at Republican convention backing McCormick from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman Praises McCormick, Vows To Work With Trump In Pre-Recorded Midterm Convention Video from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman says he'll still caucus with Democrats after video appearance at GOP midterm convention from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman teases where his true loyalty lies after surprise appearance at GOP convention from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Watch: Democratic Sen. John Fetterman addresses GOP midterm convention in video from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman appears in video praising McCormick at GOP midterm convention from the morgue, 9 Sep 2026
· Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee loses Democratic primary to former CVS executive from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Incumbents fall in Rhode Island primaries: 3 takeaways from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Dem incumbent becomes first sitting governor to lose primary since 2018 from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Helena Foulkes wins Rhode Island Democratic governor primary, NBC News projects from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Rhode Island’s Dan McKee becomes first elected governor to lose primary since 2014 from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Democratic socialist ousts Providence mayor in primary from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Rhode Island governor projected to lose Democratic primary to former CVS executive from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Bernie Sanders-endorsed challenger defeats Providence mayor in a Democratic primary from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman’s Surprise GOP Convention Video Angers Democrats from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
· Fetterman praises ‘great friend’ McCormick in surprise midterm convention video from the morgue, 9 Sep 2026
· Fetterman Praises Trump in Convention Video from the morgue, 9 Sep 2026
· Pa. Democrat John Fetterman delivers surprise message at Republican midterm convention from the morgue, 9 Sep 2026
· This Governor Could Lose His Primary. A Bridge May Be to Blame. from the morgue, 30 Aug 2026
· Rhode Island governor trails challenger in new Democratic primary poll from the morgue, 27 Aug 2026
· "Mop Up Michigan": Donavan McKinney on Democratic Socialism, Corporate Money & His Primary Upset from the morgue, 14 Aug 2026
· Eight House Democrats vote to condemn and denounce socialism and the DSA from the morgue, 1 Sep 2026
· Vulnerable Democrats vote to denounce socialism amid midterm pressure from the morgue, 1 Sep 2026
· Rahm Emanuel shuts socialists out of Democratic tent: ‘Run as a separate party’ from the morgue, 30 Aug 2026
· Fetterman: Democratic Party has 'socialism problem' from the morgue, 28 Aug 2026
· Fetterman 2028 primary threat looms as Democrat Chris Deluzio says he ‘might’ run from the morgue, 7 Sep 2026
· Pennsylvania Democrat blasts Fetterman as 'lazy trust fund baby' from the morgue, 4 Sep 2026
· Democrats split on how to counter Trump’s midterm convention from the morgue, 3 Sep 2026
· Chris Deluzio On John Fetterman: “A Failure Of Leadership” from the morgue, 4 Sep 2026
· Dems descend on posh island getaway packed with deep-pocketed donors as midterms close in from the morgue, 6 Sep 2026
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