The Latest Breaking News from John Fetterman

PITTSBURGH — As Conor Lamb greeted voters outside of an elementary school polling place, Johanna Stankorb put on her “I voted sticker” and shuffled out of his way.

Two days after he became the Democrats' standard-bearer in one of the country's most important U.S. Senate races, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was continuing to rest in a Lancaster hospital, recovering from a stroke he had late last week.

Faced with Doug Mastriano’s insurgent candidacy, the state’s Republican leaders chose to do precisely nothing to protect Pennsylvania from a fanatic who would use the power of the governor’s office to try to subvert the laws of the United States.

Welcome to the Thursday, May 19, Brew. 

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman defeated three other candidates in the May 17, 2022, Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, including U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Alexandria Khalil. Incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey (R)—who was first elected to the Senate in 2010—did not run for re-election.

The Pennsylvania primaries of May 17, 2022, proved a good night for Donald Trump, a better one for “Trumpism” and a problem for moderates hoping for a candidate primed to capture the center in the upcoming midterms.

PHILADELPHIA — John Fetterman didn’t just win in Pennsylvania, he trounced his rivals. The lieutenant governor won every single county in the state and had a 30-point lead over U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate with 92% of votes counted Wednesday.

Results were mixed on the influence of big endorsements and super PACs in races in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

The five statewide primaries once again tested former President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican side — with mixed results. Here's what we learned on Tuesday.