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Maria Villarroel

Health Struggles and Staff Exodus: Sen. John Fetterman's Time in Congress May Be Coming to an End

As Penn. Sen. John Fetterman struggles with his health and increasingly sides with the GOP, the party hopes his time in the Senate has an expiration date.

Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman was once considered a force to be reckoned with when he was first elected to the upper chamber of Congress in 2022. Over two years later, after a stroke and severe mental health crises, Democratic insiders are reportedly wondering— or perhaps hoping— if his time in national politics is coming to an end.

Over the past few months, different bombshell reports have revealed the extent of the issues affecting the health of the senior, and now only Democratic, Pennsylvania senator. Those reports have shown Fetterman's team crumbling from within, with some of his closest allies begging him to step down amid his health struggles and apparent uninterest in the day-to-day duties of a senator.

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