Fetterman Endorses McCormick in GOP Convention Video

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a prerecorded video at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention, introducing and endorsing Republican Sen. Dave McCormick. Calling himself a “common-sense Democrat,” Fetterman rejected socialism and political extremes and said he would work with President Donald Trump and McCormick to defend Pennsylvania’s steel industry. The appearance drew criticism from former aides and other Democrats, intensified speculation about Fetterman’s political future, and highlighted his breaks with the Democratic Party, though he said he does not currently plan to switch parties unless Democrats formally become anti-Israel. Trump also said he would consider pardoning former lawyer Michael Cohen, who testified against him in the Manhattan hush-money case, while Cohen has said he felt pressured by prosecutors without retracting his testimony. Separately, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was nearly hit by a drone while departing Moldova, which temporarily closed its airspace; Moldova said a Russian drone had come down in the country, though Ukraine had not confirmed the account.