‘AI is inevitable’: Fetterman, McCormick back AI, balk at calls for regulationU.S. Sens. Dave McCormick and John Fetterman on Friday roundly rejected calls to regulate artificial intelligence, pushing back on skepticism from within both their parties and touting AI development as an “existential competition” with China. The two appeared via video call at the AI Horizons Pittsburgh Summit, a two-day eventPittsburgh Tribune-Review19d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyJohn Fettermanai regulation debate
Letters to the Editor | Sept. 17, 2026Inquirer readers on the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania and Sen. John Fetterman’s willingness to cross party lines.The Philadelphia Inquirer20d agoWhole story →GovernmentHealthJohn FettermanS 459measles outbreak
Dave McCormick and John Fetterman press Trump administration for answers on health funding cutsIn an Aug. 25 letter to HHS Secretary RFK Jr., the senators requested a briefing on the decisions and expressed concern over the impacts of abruptly ending health research projects.The Philadelphia Inquirer23d agoWhole story →HealthJohn Fettermanhealth funding cuts
Trump agrees to new bipartisan ethics provision in massive crypto bill, GOP aide saysPresident Donald Trump has agreed to a significant portion of a stringent ethics proposal that is part of a broader cryptocurrency bill headed for a key vote this week. That's according to a senior GOP official involved in the negotiations. A core group of Democrats, as well as Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina had called for measures that…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyDonald TrumpThom Tilliscrypto bill vote
Fetterman leans on unlikely GOP ally as Dems sharpen their knives over explosive reportSenate Democrat John Fetterman calls leaked staff texts about skipping constituent meetings "smears" as Dave McCormick defends him on social media.NewsBreak29d agoWhole story →GovernmentCultureJohn Fettermanmidterm election strategy