John Fetterman joins forces with Republican counterpart in Senate for fundraising committee

Venture between two Pennsylvania senators stokes speculation about Fetterman's future in Democratic party

The Democratic senator John Fetterman, who has faced mounting political challenges, is joining forces with the Republican senator Dave McCormick to launch a new joint fundraising committee, a move that is likely to fuel additional questions about Fetterman's increasingly rightward lurch.

Pennsylvania's two US senators have established a shared fundraising committee that will collect donations benefiting both of their campaigns in an unusual bipartisan arrangement.