Schumer pushes Fetterman to stay in party as moderate Democratic power weakens

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday pressed Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) to remain a Democrat, as the influence of the party’s moderate faction in Washington is increasingly challenged by socialists and progressives.  Fetterman is viewed as a centrist maverick lawmaker more in line with Schumer’s establishment take on policies than with socialists and…