Wash., knew her party had a problem — and its name was John Fetterman. Fetterman, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, was open to confirming President Donald Trump’s embattled pick, according to two people familiar with his thinking.

A tense meeting last week between Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman and a delegation from a teachers' union ended with one of his staffers in tears according to The Associated Press news agency, escalating growing concerns over the Democratic lawmaker's mental health and behavior just three years after suffering a life-threatening stroke.