The Senate’s newest odd couple is raising Republican eyebrows — and Democratic alarms

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Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick promote themselves as Pennsylvania’s power duo. Republicans see a model for bipartisanship. Democrats see one of their own getting burned.

Split image of Sen. John Fetterman and Sen. Dave McCormick.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., are increasingly teaming up.Getty Images

Aug. 10, 2026, 1:40 PM EDT

By Allan Smith

When John Fetterman and Dave McCormick sat for a Fox News debate last year, the senators went nearly 24 minutes before expressing a single disagreement. By the time the 33-minute forum wrapped, just one difference had arisen between the two.

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