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Select A321neos to Begin Service With Larger Delta First Cabin
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026:* * *
Select A321neos to begin service with larger Delta First cabin
Seven A321neos will enter service with 44 Delta First seats until flatbed suites arrive.
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Beginning in May, customers boarding one of Delta's seven newest A321neos will notice something different: a Delta First cabin expanded to 44 seats - more than double its usual 20. This unique configuration is intended to be in service for a limited time as Delta awaits delivery of flatbed suites that will ultimately be installed on these aircraft. ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Select A321neos to begin service with larger Delta First cabin Seven A321neos will enter service with 44 Delta First seats until flatbed suites arrive. * Beginning in May, customers boarding one of Delta's seven newest A321neos will notice something different: a Delta First cabin expanded to 44 seats - more than double its usual 20. This unique configuration is intended to be in service for a limited time as Delta awaits delivery of flatbed suites that will ultimately be installed on these aircraft.
"Sometimes the supply chain throws us a curve," said Mauricio Parise, vice president of Customer Experience Design at Delta. "Rather than wait, we chose to implement a creative solution to ensure our customers had access to some of our newest aircraft in time for the summer travel season."
While the duration of this limited-edition configuration is unknown, Delta teams, including flight attendants, are working together to establish distinct service procedures for the aircraft to ensure customers enjoy a differentiated Delta First service in the expanded cabin as they do in the current A321neo configuration.
The aircraft are scheduled to fly on ATL-LAX/SFO/SEA/SAN routes effective Jun. 7 - visible for booking on Feb. 21 - though customers may see them sooner as they begin entering into service in May.
"Customers on coast-to-coast routes want more premium seat options and these aircraft, which will also have 54 Delta Comfort seats, will provide our customers with ample choice," said Parise. "For customers who still want a flatbed option, we'll continue to operate aircraft with Delta One suites - and Delta Premium Select with additional recline, leg room, and footrest - during peak hours between ATL and LAX."
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Original text here: https://news.delta.com/select-a321neos-begin-service-larger-delta-first-cabin
[Category: BizTravel]
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $40 Million Hospitality Asset Sale in Baton Rouge
ENCINO, California, Feb. 14 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:* * *
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $40 Million Hospitality Asset Sale in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the $40.5 million sale of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, a 291-room hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
"This was a complex, year-long transaction involving multiple stakeholders and a nationally recognized riverfront asset," ... Show Full Article ENCINO, California, Feb. 14 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $40 Million Hospitality Asset Sale in Baton Rouge BATON ROUGE, La. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the $40.5 million sale of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center, a 291-room hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "This was a complex, year-long transaction involving multiple stakeholders and a nationally recognized riverfront asset,"said Chase Dewese, senior director investments with Marcus & Millichap. "The hotel is one of downtown Baton Rouge's most prominent hospitality properties, and the new ownership is well positioned to advance a targeted repositioning and operations strategy in a Louisiana State University-anchored market."
Dewese, along with Jack Davis, and Joce Messinger of Marcus & Millichap, in association with Steve Greer, Marcus & Millichap's broker of record in Louisiana, exclusively represented the buyer, Orlando, Florida-based Northshore Development. "The Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center is a wonderful, historic property, and we are excited to bring the best service and experiences to our guests," said Franz Hanning, Northshore Development CEO.
The hotel overlooks the Mississippi River from the City Center in Downtown Baton Rouge. Louisiana's Old State Capitol is two blocks away and The Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Shaw Center, Raising Cane's River Center, and The Central Green are nearby.
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About Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (NYSE: MMI)
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. is a leading brokerage firm specializing in commercial real estate investment sales, financing, research and advisory services with offices throughout the United States and Canada. As of December 31, 2025, the company had 1,808 investment sales and financing professionals in over 80 offices who provide investment brokerage and financing services to sellers and buyers of commercial real estate. The company also offers market research, consulting and advisory services to clients. Marcus & Millichap closed 8,818 transactions in 2025, with a sales volume of approximately $50.9 billion. For additional information, please visit www.MarcusMillichap.com.
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Original text here: https://www.marcusmillichap.com/news-events/press/2026/02/marcus-millichap-facilitates-40-million-hospitality-asset-sale-in-baton-rouge
[Category: BizRealEstate]
John Deere Announces Its 2026 Startup Collaborators
MOLINE, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release:* * *
John Deere Announces its 2026 Startup Collaborators
New cohort to explore advanced sensing, analytics, and automation
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Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced the names of five companies chosen for its 2026 Startup Collaborator Program. The John Deere Startup Collaborator Program was launched in 2019 to enhance and deepen the company's interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for ag, construction, ... Show Full Article MOLINE, Illinois, Feb. 14 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: * * * John Deere Announces its 2026 Startup Collaborators New cohort to explore advanced sensing, analytics, and automation * Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced the names of five companies chosen for its 2026 Startup Collaborator Program. The John Deere Startup Collaborator Program was launched in 2019 to enhance and deepen the company's interaction with startup companies whose technology could add value for ag, construction,and roadbuilding customers.
"Through the Startup Collaborator Program, we're working with startups whose technologies address critical challenges across the various industries we serve," said Wes Robinson, Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy. "From real time equipment and fleet insights to advanced sensing, AI driven robotics, and digital crop intelligence, these collaborations can help us move faster in delivering practical innovations that improve precision, productivity, and sustainability for our customers."
The companies participating in the 2026 Startup Collaborator include:
* AIRS ML - An edge AI company building on-device intelligence that fuses sensing and machine learning for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance of critical industrial and mobility assets.
* IoTag - Delivers a patented telematics solution that turns raw machine operating data into insights to optimize performance across mixed fleets for agricultural and construction customers.
* resonAg - An Australian agritech company specializing in adapting proven technologies from the medical, mining and oil and gas sectors to deliver advanced soil sensing systems for precision agriculture.
* TorqueAGI - Creating the AI foundation model that powers a new generation of enterprise robots capable of real-world reasoning and autonomy.
* Aerobotics - Helps the fruit industry make smarter, more sustainable farming decisions using drone and mobile imagery combined with industry-leading computer vision and AI. Their precision insights enable growers, packers, and shippers to accurately estimate yields and optimize operations.
"The startups in our eighth Collaborator cohort bring complementary technologies that span monitoring, sensing, AI, robotics, and data driven insights," said Colton Salyards, Principal, Corporate Development, John Deere. "Through close collaboration, we're able to explore how these innovations can translate into practical benefits for customers in agriculture and construction."
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About Deere & Company
It doesn't matter if you've never driven a tractor, mowed a lawn, or operated a dozer. With John Deere's role in helping produce food, fiber, fuel, and infrastructure, we work for every single person on the planet. It all started nearly 200 years ago with a steel plow. Today, John Deere drives innovation in agriculture, construction, forestry, turf, power systems, and more.
For more information on Deere & Company, visit us at www.deere.com/en/news/.
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Original text here: https://www.deere.com/en/news/all-news/2026-startup-collaborator/
[Category: BizIndustrial Materials]
JPMorganChase Declares Preferred Stock Dividends
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- JPMorgan Chase and Co. issued the following news release:* * *
JPMorganChase Declares Preferred Stock Dividends
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) ("JPMorganChase" or the "Firm") has declared dividends on the following series of the Firm's outstanding preferred stock, each of which is represented by depositary shares:
Preferred Stock Series ... Distribution (per Preferred Share) ... Distribution (per Depositary Share)
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series II ... $158.37 ... $15.837
6.500% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series OO ... Show Full Article NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- JPMorgan Chase and Co. issued the following news release: * * * JPMorganChase Declares Preferred Stock Dividends JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) ("JPMorganChase" or the "Firm") has declared dividends on the following series of the Firm's outstanding preferred stock, each of which is represented by depositary shares: Preferred Stock Series ... Distribution (per Preferred Share) ... Distribution (per Depositary Share) Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series II ... $158.37 ... $15.837 6.500% Fixed-Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series OO... $162.50 ... $16.25
The dividend payment date is Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2026. The floating rate period for dividends on the Series II preferred stock began on April 1, 2025.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading financial services firm based in the United States of America ("U.S."), with operations worldwide. JPMorganChase had $4.4 trillion in assets and $362 billion in stockholders' equity as of December 31, 2025. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. Under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands, the Firm serves millions of customers in the U.S., and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.
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Original text here: https://www.jpmorganchase.com/ir/news/2026/jpmc-declares-preferred-stock-dividends-2-13
[Category: BizFinancial Services]
Full Transcript: Sen. John Fetterman on "The Conversation With Dasha Burns"
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- Politico issued the following news release:* * *
Full Transcript: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns"
Sen. John Fetterman: It's like if progressives are angry, you're angry at a guy that flipped a red seat.
Dasha Burns: Hello, hello, and welcome to The Conversation. I'm Dasha Burns, Politico's White House Bureau Chief, and every week on this show, I invite one of the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Washington and beyond in for a chat to find out how they're navigating and shaping this incredible era of ... Show Full Article ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- Politico issued the following news release: * * * Full Transcript: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" Sen. John Fetterman: It's like if progressives are angry, you're angry at a guy that flipped a red seat. Dasha Burns: Hello, hello, and welcome to The Conversation. I'm Dasha Burns, Politico's White House Bureau Chief, and every week on this show, I invite one of the most compelling and sometimes unexpected power players in Washington and beyond in for a chat to find out how they're navigating and shaping this incredible era ofAmerican politics.
And this week, I sat down with Democratic Senator John Fetterman. Now, I've been following Fetterman since his early, early days on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania, which means that I've watched the full arc of his career in public office take shape up to now. And Fetterman has never been afraid of disrupting the status quo. Case in point, you may know him as the politician wearing a hoodie among a sea of suits on the Hill, but when does rocking the boat against political norms make waves for your own party? With that question in mind, we talked about where Fetterman sees himself among his Democratic peers and the most pressing policy issues facing both parties in President Trump's second term.
A quick note that in this video, you'll see the senator holding his cell phone, which he's using as a captioning device. Senator John Fetterman joins The Conversation.
Senator John Fetterman, thank you so much for joining The Conversation.
Sen. John Fetterman: Oh, it's great to be here, yeah, absolutely.
Dasha Burns: Some people that have been paying close attention may remember the last time we sat down together one on one was four years ago, and they might be surprised that we're doing this again. But uh, you know, a lot has happened since then, and I'm so glad you're here. You've become a really impactful voice in the Senate, and I want to dig into all that you have been working on and speaking out on.
I want to start with immigration because that is dominating the conversation right now. You've been pretty critical of the president's immigration crackdown, but you have also been criticized from the left for not speaking out sooner against what Democrats see as DHS overreach. What is your assessment of how the administration is...is handling immigration enforcement now?
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, I mean, there's a lot of truths embedded in that. Now back in December of '23, you know, I've been trying to just warn my party saying the border's a disaster. And now if you start looking at the numbers showing up, the encounters, I mean, that's almost 300,000 a month, and I put that in the size of Pennsylvania terms and that's Pittsburgh...that's Pittsburgh every month. And things are clearly out of control, and our Democratic-led cities like Chicago or Denver or New York City overwhelmed and they have to buy hotels. And they even had migrants living at Logan in Boston. And now the Democrats were saying oh, no, the...it's all good; everything's okay. And now more and more some of those mayors, like Adams and others, start to say we need help. What's going on? This is out of control and you know, try to pretend that's not where we're at. And I tried to warn saying if you don't do this, we're going to burn for that because that's not sustainable.
And even if you are just only concerned about the welfare of the migrants, as I am, how can you possibly give them the American dream when it's $300,000 a month? So for me, this is part of the backlash and that's...that started that, and I already assumed that we would get rolled for the bipartisan border deal. Why would Trump give away his big issue, immigration? Of course, he even claims, you know, for that. So knew we would get rolled, and that's going to be a real problem. And now here we are now, and now they are living in the backlash uh, for those things.
For me, it's always like secure our border. You know, every nation must do those things. And why can't we agree we have to round up every single criminal and deport them; send them back? You know, absolutely. I'm a very pro-immigration Democrat. My views have never changed. My family was the product of immigration, and I haven't changed my views on anything.
So for me, it's like we are living in the backlashes, and I don't think the vast Americans would want to secure our border, deport all of the criminals, and now find a way forward to have a better way and not terrorize people and certainly no one dying and the kinds of tragedy like in Minneapolis. Why can't either of our parties seem to revert to the extreme things? And now we're back to saying abolish ICE and all this kinds of things. So I have to occupy a space in that and try to call balls and strikes.
And now, we talked about Katie Britt.
Dasha Burns: Uh-huh.
Sen. John Fetterman: Katie came to me saying she...she needs a Dem, you know, lead on...
Dasha Burns: Republican senator from Alabama.
Sen. John Fetterman: ...yeah, the...yeah, the Laken Riley Bill.
Dasha Burns: The Laken Riley Bill. Uh-huh.
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, and now I did, and we passed that to...together. I met with...with...with Secretary Noem. I treat her with respect. I don't pile on online and...or use the kinds of very sexist kinda terms like, you know, ICE Barbie and those kinds of very sexist things.
Dasha Burns: Are you comfortable how she's handled that job though and how she is overseeing immigration enforcement right now?
Sen. John Fetterman: What I'm saying, it...it's like there's a lot of...plenty of opportunities for saying dumb things or whatever, and even when she was in front of...of Homeland Security, a lot of us just wanted to get clipped and end up on MSNBC. You know, I asked the serious question because I wanted to help a constituent about an immigration thing. It...it's not about trying to...to get clipped and end up on cable.
Dasha Burns: Senator, I understand what you're saying about the border and how Democrats went awry on the issue of immigration, but now the...the border is closed under...
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah.
Dasha Burns: ...under the president and...
Sen. John Fetterman: I...I said that. It's like why...I...I don't know why Trump...take...take the win. Take the win. And...and now, like make some adjustments and just focus exclusively on the criminal element. That's a win for America. Politically, that's a win for you. At this point for a while, they were just grinding metal on metal. It doesn't make any sense. There's no upside, and the vast majority of Americans don't want to see that kinds of chaos and people going after...
Dasha Burns: There's no upside on...on what? What do you mean by grinding metal on metal?
Sen. John Fetterman: It's just like a tragic spectacle. You know, I described it as it's an ungovernable kinds of urban...you have to reset. I mean, that's the point. It...it's like both sides are ineffective in making a way forward, and that's why I'm saying like focus on those very kinds of core things that I signed up for. And that's the thing, I would support that. And I think the vast majority of Pennsylvanians would support that, too. Secure our border. Round up and deport all the criminals. And now we have to recognize immigration has a very special part in our nation and find a better way forward for the ones that otherwise...that are paying their taxes and that...that are just living their best lives. So we have to find a way forward, and it just gets it more and more difficult, and here we are right now.
Dasha Burns: Do you think the administration needs to change their tactics here?
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, yes, of course they...they...they should. And now we can't forget also ICE does provide an important kinds of service and rounding up. I mean, if you look at some of the ones, really parts of the worst, but overall, though, now when if you're capturing over 30% of otherwise law abiding migrants, I mean, that's one of the things they should refocus on that. And I think even Homan just said we shouldn't have these roving kinds of...of things and creating the kinds of spectacle kinds of things.
Dasha Burns: So that, roving patrols, no longer doing that; um, judicial warrants; um, no masks for ICE agents, that is all part of a list of demands that...that Democrats um, have said they want to see the administration change their policies on in order to...to fund DHS.
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, DHS, but this is the thing that's really been lost in there, too. ICE was given $75 billion through the Big Beautiful Bill. I mean, anyone can fact check that. So to vote to shut this down is not shutting or defunding ICE, those things. That's also a fact. And so for me, you're going to punish a lot of other people. You're going to punish the Coast Guard, you know, TSA, CISA, all these very important part that's under that umbrella. If you are angry and are outraged by what you've seen with ICE, and I'm troubled by much of it, but that's the wrong way because we have to find a better way...
Dasha Burns: But Democrats, they're not in power right now so their argument is this is one of the few levers that they have to pull.
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, I mean, leverage puts innocent Americans in the middle of it, and it's not successful. We're not talking about healthcare anymore. You know, I...I was the Democrat to lead. It's like it's wrong to shut it down. We can find a better way forward to deliver those kinds of healthcare things. And now no one's talking about healthcare anymore, and they suspended SNAP for 45 days. And I have constant, you know, stream of government workers expressing their...their gratitude saying hey, thank you because it's like I haven't been paid for five weeks. I ask people, you know, hey, you work and you like to get paid? Do you find it useful to get paid? All of those things so you know, people are not leverage, and it's just bad political theater. And that's become the governing kinds of dynamic in...in this sphere right now.
Dasha Burns: Another big topic this week, the Epstein files. And I'm...I'm curious what your reaction in as more information is coming out.
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, I mean, please, before we talk about Epstein, it's like mass chaos and the...the healthcare system is going to crash, and that hasn't happened. And we're not talking about healthcare anymore, and I've been trying to push through that. Let's just at a clean C1, one clean one year CR for extending the ACA things.
Dasha Burns: Do you think that's a possibility?
Sen. John Fetterman: N...n...not now because no one's talking about it, and now we're going to be out. Now it's going to be March at...at this point. It's like if you put out things that have no chance of ever passing and that reminds people, too, that we, the Democrats, we love the filibuster now. We love it. We love it. But me, you covered my election, and all of the Democrats, we wanted to get rid of the filibuster. You know, we really should humble ourselves and just say yeah, hey, you know, imagine if we were successful in doing that. And I think this has been vindicated. People like Sinema or Manchin saying we have to keep...keep the filibuster because right now if you are scared by SAVE Act, a hundred percent that was coming. The reason why it's not, that's because of the filibuster. So we hated it. Now we love it. And it's just kinda this whipsaw. You know, we're really...what's our kinda core values here?
Dasha Burns: Do you think Democrats have lost focus on core values?
Sen. John Fetterman: I just think now it's just this...parts of this backlash here of things. The one thing, you know, we're not talking about DOGE anymore. We're not talking about USAID anymore. We're not talking about a lot of these other topics that were...
Dasha Burns: Why do you think those things have been lost, whether it's...it's USAID funding or healthcare, which was so recently the huge topic?
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, I mean, it...
Dasha Burns: What do you think is happening here?
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, well, that's part of it. I mean, it's...it's almost becoming some kind of a perverse kind of entertainment. It's like the Real Housewives of Washington D.C. We're in there. We're fighting about this stuff, and it's no, no, no. And then suddenly, it's like it's moved on to something else or a dumb Tweet or for these other things. So it...it's like what's really tragic is the important things aren't really getting addressed.
Dasha Burns: I do want to talk about uh, the...the Epstein files because that is something that has really become a bipartisan issue where people want answers and want accountability.
Sen. John Fetterman: Uh-huh. Yeah.
Dasha Burns: I'm curious what you're reaction is to what the public is...is learning this week and any action that needs to be taken to hold people accountable.
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, I...I mean, the one thing is always right is to just release everything and...and increasingly they've done that. And...and now if anyone now is indictable, I mean, indict them. So for me though, right now it actually expresses that there was a lot of different people that I can't imagine how all these people would be involved even in a peripheral way with...with someone like Epstein. Right now, to my knowledge um, no one's being indicted, you know, now other than Epstein or Maxwell. And now the Biden administration sit on it for four years. So right now, let's see where it's going and really let's just make sure everything's released and make everything accessible for people. And they can take in all of it.
Dasha Burns: There have been some calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign given what's come out about him and his relationship being more than what he had...
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, I mean, everyone's...
Dasha Burns: ...had said.
Sen. John Fetterman: ...everyone's getting told they have to resign or they have to, of course. And...and now we know that that's not really going anywhere so for...for me, like for example when I called Noem...you know, you have a Mayorkas on your administration, President Trump. Mayorkas was uh...is not illegal but he's, you know, incompetent and not doing his job.
Dasha Burns: You said that to Trump about...about DHS Secretary Noem?
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, well, that...that...that's why I said that because I...I say less hoping...and it seems to...like it might matter more where calling, you know, every single thing on...on Twitter, it's just in terms of, you know, making about what's happened here. And after what happened in Minneapolis, it's entirely appropriate. It's like I don't know why you want to hang on to this when if you secure our border and refocus only on deporting all of the criminals, that's the winning ticket, I think, for the vast majority of voters. And that's what they want.
Dasha Burns: Do you...do you think he took to heart what you said about Noem? Was he considering it, you think?
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, I...I...I don't...I...I...I never flatter myself, but I...I...I...I've heard that because as a Democrat, you know, I have all the credentials of someone that's very...that takes the secure our border and...and doesn't have a lot of the...the cheap heat online and just say outlandish thing or call people brown shirts or that they're Nazis or use that kind of extreme rhetoric. And I always try to be reasonable and trying to be the...the voice of reason in increasingly unreasonable kinds of times.
Dasha Burns: I want to switch a little bit to foreign policy because that's another area where you've been outspoken. You've been one of the Senate's most vocal defenders of Israel, even as opinion within the Democratic Party has shifted pretty dramatically over the last couple of years. Why is this such an important issue for you?
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, because it's...like a student of history um, I mean, there's always been a moral clarity here. Early on, I...I predicted that more and more part of my party's going to back away from...from Israel through it because parts of our base became preoccupied in describing it as a genocide and using those kind of terms, which just was never true. And in a...choosing to pander in...in parts of my party through that and that what came out of Michigan, you know, the uncommitted ones. And...and one of the...one of the people behind that, they're running for the Senate right now; you know, someone that was saying don't vote - don't vote for Kamala Harris. And people like Tlaib and them helped deliver Trump to Michigan. And well, like they...that's...here you are. So for me, Israel and what Israel has accomplished and now I was the only Democrat that was calling to strike the Iranian nuclear facilities. Now you're heading to Munich uh, and now think about how the world would look if Iran was able to acquire a nuclear bomb. You know, that's...that was a significant thing.
Dasha Burns: Do you think your position on Israel is the minority in the Democratic Party now?
Sen. John Fetterman: I think I'm homeless and kind of alone in...in...in parts of it. They're very supportive. It's increasingly more punishing to...to have that views. And look at the people that are running for the Senate now. One of their defining features of their campaign is I'm not going to take APEC money or that was a genocide and these kinds of very front and center anti-Israel views for those. So...so that's...for me, well, it's very important for a lot of reasons, but Israel is always going to be a moral clarity through it because here, I did not see a single campus protest as Iran was executing thousands and thousands of young people, just, you know, shooting them in their head, thousands and thousands. It could be ten, 20,000 or more. I didn't see a protest. I...I didn't see people showing up in my office and screaming about genocide for all of it. Why? Why? You know, and there's a lot of publications like Slate, you know, they're left publications, haven't even covered all those. So that's part of the...the truth right now. So that's uh, for me uh...and where we are. So if Iran continues to insist on acquiring, you know, nuclear weapons, I would absolutely support bomb it again. Strike it again. And they want to bring up the Iranian War Powers Act. I'll vote that down, too, again.
Dasha Burns: Yeah, I...I do want to uh, ask you about that because I'm curious, you know, whe...whether it's Iran or Venezuela, I've spoken with a lot of lawmakers, including Republicans, on and off the record who say they've been alarmed by the president carrying out military actions...
Sen. John Fetterman: Uh-huh.
Dasha Burns: ...in Iran and Venezuela without meaningful conversation and consultation with Congress. Given your past votes on...on war powers, do you think Congress should be demanding more oversight and a stronger role in authorizing the use of force?
Sen. John Fetterman: It depends in things like striking the nuclear facilities, like less than a year ago. I mean, the...the...the president, I don't care who the president is, they should have their ability to do these kinds of surgical things. You know, when we can't even keep our...ourselves open so it's like that's why you have to have that kind of flexibility.
Dasha Burns: But when the president says, you know, we...
Sen. John Fetterman: But wait. Please let me say though...
Dasha Burns: Yeah.
Sen. John Fetterman: ...it's like Maduro used to be like the ultimate bad guy, and you know, Joe Biden put $25 million on his head. And then surgically, they did that. They removed him. And now there was no...you know, the world not on fire in the Middle East after the Iranian strikes. And Venezuela isn't on fire either. You know, a lot of the so-called experts, aren't they ever tired of being wrong? Especially Iran, I mean, and...and Israel? Many of them are in the New York Times. Aren't they ever tired of constantly being wrong? You know, and after what Israel has accomplished and now there can be peace forward. And so for me, it's like this is why I'm willing to embrace a better outcome because a lot of those unconventional things, you know, that's...it seemed like it's...it's worked at this point.
Dasha Burns: But when the president says, you know, we run Venezuela now, do you think that should be done in concert with Congress?
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, I mean, I...I don't know if we run it because uh, a lot of it seems to be occupying in the same kinds of space but how it works. But...but...but right now, where we are, the things that...things were going to spiral out of control just clearly hasn't happened. And now what's the next one? But right now, Iran is still front and...front of us right now, and now there's a clear red line about their missile technology. And...
Dasha Burns: Do you think the president should strike Iran?
Sen. John Fetterman: I would trust Israel's judgement on that. No one knows the...what's on-ground in Iran and with their intelligence more than...than Israel. And they have all of it on the line, too. So if Israel is forced to do that and strike, I absolutely will continue to support those things because Israel's entitled to live in peace. And as long as Iran is committed to trying to destroy that but it's very clear, too, Iran really was unable to project and...the kinds of strength. It was just not true. All of the so-called experts in that claimed that it was the ultimate kind of badass, and it just wasn't. It took two days of Israel to establish air supremacy, and they could've just wasted Tehran if they wanted to. But the war was never at Iranian people. It's always about that regime. And now that regime is as weak as it's ever been so where we are right now, that's why it's important to just be open for a better outcome for that region because when you're willing to massacre tens of thousands of your own citizens, I mean, this is the kind of regime I think the world would be better as...if they fall.
Dasha Burns: One big foreign policy tool that the president has used is tariffs, and that's another area where there's been this push and pull between Congress and the executive branch.
Sen. John Fetterman: Uh-huh.
Dasha Burns: Some in Congress want to limit, restrict, or potentially end some of Trump's tariffs. Would you support Congress taking back some of that power?
Sen. John Fetterman: I never understood a lot of the tariffs. I...I don't. I don't. It's like, you know...like Canada, for example, that should be our best buddy. I mean, you know, they have their kinda values. They're a democracy. Why you want to pick a fight with our allies, truly it's bizarre to me. And why you want to risk pushing them into the arms of China, and that seems like that's happened, too. But it is entirely appropriate to target and try to isolate China. I don't agree with many of that, too. If you're concerned about the affordability um, tariffs rarely ever result in cheaper. If anything, it...it actually continues to raise things on just basic things like coffee and bananas and other things.
Dasha Burns: One um, area where you've broken with your party is on voter ID. You mentioned this earlier, the...the SAVE Act, which would require voters to show proof of citizenship to...
Sen. John Fetterman: But...yeah, but it...you know, it's like I don't support the SAVE Act. I...I don't. That's part of its...it's in a weird time where it's like if I say it's not unreasonable to produce an ID, that's not unreasonable to vote.
Dasha Burns: Let me just...so...so in case folks don't know, the SAVE Act would require voters to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote and show ID when voting at polling places. Um, Democrats are saying that these efforts infringe on voting rights. So where are you on the SAVE Act, just to be clear?
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah. Okay. Well, I watched an exchange with uh, Dana Bash and Leader Jeffries. Like she's like well, what about Virginia? Virginia's a Democrat state and you have to produce ID to vote. There's really no oh, it's okay. And then Wisconsin, Wisconsin less than a year ago, they elected a very, very liberal justice, and by almost two to one voted to put it in their constitution to produce uh, you know, state ID.
Dasha Burns: So would you vote in favor of the SAVE Act?
Sen. John Fetterman: What I'm saying, it's like I don't...and I'm not...I refuse to call it as dr...Jim Crow 2.0. A lot of, majority of, Americans think it's...it's pretty reasonable. But that's the point. And why people keep talking about the SAVE Act is bizarre, too, because it's not going anywhere. It's not going anywhere.
Dasha Burns: There's a huge push at this point, though, to...to move it forward. I mean, if...if this...this comes across...
Sen. John Fetterman: No. There...there...but it's like because of the filibuster, and that...that's part of our conversation.
Dasha Burns: Right.
Sen. John Fetterman: Now we love it. We love the filibuster as a Democrat.
Dasha Burns: Would you vote in favor of the SAVE Act? Do you support it?
Sen. John Fetterman: No. No. I'm...I...I won't. But...but even if I loved it and I vote for it, I'll be the only Democrat, and that doesn't matter because we won't come anywhere close to hitting 60. And now we would have a much bigger problem if that does pass because that would mean that the Republicans have removed the filibuster and you really better get ready because there's going to be a lot more coming. It's part of what's truth, too. Our party was deeply wrong, and include myself, to remove the filibuster because now here we are living in a place where the filibuster has been protecting from extreme kinds of outcomes.
Dasha Burns: A lot of what you've said so far I don't think um, would surprise you when I say probably make some progressives upset. Progressives formed the...the...the backbone of your support in 2022.
Sen. John Fetterman: And I don't...I...anyone can't point to where my values have fundamentally changed.
Dasha Burns: Well, I guess that's what my question is. Like when...when people say that you've...
Sen. John Fetterman: I mean, if...if Israel...if Israel...I mean, absolutely, if a progressive you're offended by my views on Israel, that...that's...that's fair. But this idea that I've changed my views on immigration, you know, I'm not changing my party. And it...it's like progressives, it's like remember...remember this is Pennsylvania. You know, it's the most purple state in the country. The latest polling has me up 15 points.
Dasha Burns: Some of that is Republican support.
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, some of it, yeah. Is it...is it terrible that Republicans appreciated, but if anyone looks at my voting record, you know, I'm very, very, you know, in the 90s. And I'm just absolutely Democrat uh, for...for those things.
Dasha Burns: I understand the...I mean, Pennsylvania, I've spent a lot of time there, as you know. It...it...it is very much a...a purple state. There are other senators from purple states, whether it's Arizona or Nevada. I guess what I'm saying is there are other states that are...are...are purple where, you know, senators...Democratic and Republican senators have to deal with a more complicated constituency.
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, the only other one that does, though, that splits it, though, that's Wisconsin. And Wisconsin's that same state that said almost two to one says it's not a big deal to show ID either. You can have someone very, very left, Baldwin, but also a devout conservative of Johnson.
Dasha Burns: Why don't you think that like Tammy Baldwin or a Mark Kelly or any of these other senators are getting as much flak from the Democratic Party as...as you are?
Sen. John Fetterman: I...I don't...I...I don't know. I really don't. And...and no matter how many times I say I'm not changing my party, it's still part of this weird thing. And now it...it's like refusing to shut our government down, I wanted to fight for something that could pass. I could put up uh, a bill saying, you know, I want to have a beautiful head of hair. You know, that's just not happening. And now if you put out things like three-year extension of the ACA tax credits, no chance that's going anywhere. But find a way forward to deliver healthcare savings for Americans, something that can actually pass.
Dasha Burns: The Working Families Party says you've sold out and is backing a possible primary challenge. What's your response to that?
Sen. John Fetterman: Oh, no.
Dasha Burns: I assume that's sarcasm.
Sen. John Fetterman: Oh, it's just anyone's entitled. But like I'm going to be the...the...the one Democrat that's not going to lie or pander. I'm going to just say here's what it is. Now, ICE has this effectively unlimited money. You know, defund it, that's not going to happen no matter what you vote on this DHS thing. That's a fact. And don't trust me. Look it up online. So that's where it's at. You know, I'm the guy that said, you know, Noem should go, but I also said Mayorkas was, you know, inept, you know, too. They can't really identify any legit things and change my views that would offend a progressive.
Dasha Burns: One area where...where people have been pointing to, and...and since we're naming names, you were an early supporter of...of Senator Bernie Sanders and his presidential run. Lately you've been criticizing him, including over the shutdown. What's...what's that relationship like now?
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, well...well, I mean, things were much different ten years ago, and...and now we disagree on issues like Israel, for...for example. Uh, and that's different. Again, if...if...if a progressive or any voter's, you know, angry by my views on Israel uh, absolutely I...I'm accountable for those views. But in terms of immigration or other things, on labor and other things, it...it hasn't changed. Choice...choice hasn't.
Dasha Burns: Do you regret your support of Bernie Sanders?
Sen. John Fetterman: No. No. It...it...it's just like things change. Things change. And...you know, but...but what's happened is that I ended up representing a state of 13 million people, a much larger state than, say, Vermont. You know, and...and I have a much more complicated and more diverse constituency, and to emerge in the most chaotic and turbulent years in American politics, in the last 30 years, to emerge up plus 15 uh, I'm a 51 up from 36, I mean, oh, boy, I wish I was in a deep blue state. [Laugh] It's just all gas, no brakes.
Dasha Burns: Do you...
Sen. John Fetterman: It's like oh, my gosh, it's easy...
Dasha Burns: Do you wish you were in a deep blue state though?
Sen. John Fetterman: ...it's...it's...yeah.
Dasha Burns: Like do you think you would speak differently? Do you think you would hold different positions if you were in a deep blue state?
Sen. John Fetterman: No. No. If...if I was forced to change my party, my votes wouldn't change. It wouldn't change. I'm always going to be a pro-choice person. I'm always going to be very unapologetically supportive of Israel. I'm always going to believe in the union way of life. That's just not going to change. My party, you know, it's like what I happen to believe is true uh, and now I have to pick a party? You know, I...I've been a Democrat and I'm not going to...to change.
Dasha Burns: President Trump called you the most sensible Democrat. Is that a badge of honor or...or kryptonite for a Democrat in 2026?
Sen. John Fetterman: My parents would appreciate it. They...I know and I love a lot of people that voted for Trump, and that's part of I refuse to call these people Nazis or they're brown shirts or they're trying to destroy our democracy. Now I'm not defending the president, but I will say he hasn't defied a single court order yet. He hasn't. And there was the big freak out that he was going to run in '28, and I'm like no, he's not going to run. That's not going to happen. And no, of course he's not going to run.
Dasha Burns: What's your relationship with him like now?
Sen. John Fetterman: I...I wouldn't...whatever. But my point, it's like if...if I have something to say, it's not going to be, you know, in an insult. It's not going to be extreme things. When you have members of Congress calling him a piece of shit and uh, things, crazy. It's like you just don't...you know, I'll always talk and speak, you know, with respect because I really want to find a way forward to win for wins in...in Pennsylvania. And that's not going to change. And I know some people just want the professional wrestling kind of thing. I know. I know what pays the bills. Can you call someone a piece of shit, you know, can now put that in an email? You know, can you chip in $10.00 to help me smash the oligarchy or whatever? Yeah, you can have a much better quarter, but for me, I'd rather be just play it straight and treat people on both sides with respect. And we're going to disagree on things that we disagree.
Dasha Burns: The president's a pretty big fan of professional wrestling. I...I do wonder how...
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, I mean, but a lot of it...a lot of it is...a lot of it is kinda that empty...empty gestures.
Dasha Burns: How do you think Pennsylvanians would grade President Trump's performance so far?
Sen. John Fetterman: I think there's...uh, there's a lot of people that are still remain devoted, and I've always understood that. During my first...my first cycle, we both came up the same way. He ran for president uh, and I'm like hey, he could win. He could win. He's made a special connection here on the ground, a hundred percent. I've described that. Of all the three cycles I've been involved in that he's been in, I'm like '24 by far was the strongest. And it's like you better watch out because it all burns.
Dasha Burns: So we are in an election year now. What do you think is the outlook for Democrats in the midterms?
Sen. John Fetterman: People seem to game out more than it's really the mystery. Of course the House goes towards us, you know. I mean, that's not an expert take; that's history. You know, there's always backlash against the party in power. And it's already a small, small, tiny majority anyway. I mean, sure, things are going to shift. You know, maybe the Senate, the gap might close more. I don't understand if I'm...if I was Republican, I have no idea why you're not going to endorse Cornyn. That's money in the bank for Texas. That takes Texas absolutely off the...off the table. If I'm Trump, I'm like I don't know what's your upside because that's going to require a lot of, lot of millions to shore that up.
Dasha Burns: What do you think is the biggest asset for Democrats heading into the midterms?
Sen. John Fetterman: The...it's the chaos. It's the sense of chaos. I'm sure everyone on the Republican side is, you know, planning on that, that the House will...will...will change. As a Democrat, North Carolina, that should be a layup. And then Maine, Maine definitely is going to be close. Ohio, too. You have Brown and now Brown in the middle of the...the Trump wave in Alaska, I mean, yeah, she was a congresswoman, but it's effectively the same thing because it's a statewide because there's only one. So I mean, there's more put in place, and that's why as a strategic way, I...I don't understand some of those choices.
Dasha Burns: What do you think is the biggest liability for Democrats in the midterms?
Sen. John Fetterman: Uh, well, I mean, have you seen the last polling? You know, our brand continues to drop. For me, like that's...I just want to be the...a Democrat that it's like hey, I have these values and...and that's why I vote this way. I don't treat voters like children where it...it's like trying to explain why it's wrong to shut our government down. If you really want healthcare, if you really want something, you know, there's better ways to do this. As a Democrat, 42 million Americans count on SNAP. Millions of, you know, people, it's like that kinds of flux. You know, my wife works in that space, and you witnessed how the demand surged on the ground. And so that's the wrong thing, and as a Democrat, that's a violation of, I think, what should be our core value.
Dasha Burns: You've criticized the Democratic Party a lot for sort of...
Sen. John Fetterman: Ye...wait. I'm...I'm...I'm a Democrat that's not allowed to criticize a Democrat.
Dasha Burns: Oh, I'm not saying that.
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah...yeah, but...but...no, no, no, no, I'm saying Bernie and...
Dasha Burns: Yeah.
Sen. John Fetterman: ...it was...oh, they can criticize the Democrats no...no problem. Like...like for example, Mamdani, you know, I got so much shit to have dinner with Trump. He invited me to have dinner with Trump down at Mar-a-Lago. You know, I took a lot of blowback. There was zero blowback on the left when Mamdani actually asked to meet with him at the White House.
Dasha Burns: So what's up with that? What do you think...
Sen. John Fetterman: I don't...I don't know. It...it's like I'm not criticizing the Democrats. I'm just saying hey, here's a flag. Here's a problem because all of the...the things that work well in your email list or in your district or state, it won't in the kinds of states that really matter.
Dasha Burns: Well, I mean, Pennsylvania, look, like you're right; it is a true swing state, and I know how well you know so many of the voters there. I mean, you have crisscrossed that state. Do you think that Democrats have done the work there since losing in 2024 to really be able to win in Pennsylvania again?
Sen. John Fetterman: What I'm saying, like as someone on the ground, I knew the whole thing would go down. And that put me at odds in my party because I know Joe Biden was struggling, a hundred percent. You know, I've seen him in...in person. But I'm like if you last him out, you know, like a hundred percent the whole thing goes because it...like the one guy that actually won, it's like we're in a difficult situation. So now uh, like, seeing how...how that thing worked out, a lot of the excesses that came up in 2020, you know, resist those things because the internet is there and that's all going to come back and then...
Dasha Burns: What do you...what do you mean by that?
Sen. John Fetterman: Meaning that some of the extreme views in, you know...that when people ran in 2020, you know, those were revisiting. And Pennsylvania keeps you honest where...and reminds people that there are both sides and they're not terrible people.
Dasha Burns: I mean, Democrats have been talking about the post-2024 autopsy since November 2024, but I guess what I'm asking is...
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, well, they won't put...they won't put that out. Why?
Dasha Burns: I mean, do you think that Democrats have done the work that they need to do?
Sen. John Fetterman: I think...I think we should've put it out. Why not?
Dasha Burns: Have you seen it?
Sen. John Fetterman: I haven't. I haven't. I mean, I could tell you what it is, but I haven't seen it so put it out. But I...I'm saying that now if we're going to talk about abolish ICE and some extreme things, you know, like resist those kinds of urges because remember, these are the kind of things that are going to haunt these extreme things.
Dasha Burns: Do you see anyone in the party, especially like looking ahead to...to 2028, that...that is doing it right, that you think is making the...the right moves and the right connections with voters?
Sen. John Fetterman: No.
Dasha Burns: Wow.
Sen. John Fetterman: We'll see. We'll just see.
Dasha Burns: But right now you don't think anyone's doing it right?
Sen. John Fetterman: We'll just see. We'll see. Yeah. Of course there's plenty...there's plenty of people. Uh, I'm not criticizing any of them. So yeah, there's...there's plenty of...there's plenty of people so ab...absolutely. Yeah, I mean, I'm not saying anyone's doing it wrong or doing it right. I'm saying that...that if Democrats forget that you really have to make the argument for America, do it; do it to the people. There's very specific states.
Dasha Burns: I guess what I'm trying to understand from you, who...who has had to go through the work of trying to connect with voters in a purple state...
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, it's just...it...it's more difficult to be...you know, like I...I flipped a red seat.
Dasha Burns: Do you think Democrats have learned the lessons that you've learned or that you've tried to sort of preach to the party over the last couple of years?
Sen. John Fetterman: It's like if progressives are angry, you're angry at a guy that flipped a red seat. And I'm a guy that vote in the 90s percent. Anyone can look it up. That...that's a fact. Whether it...like when it's core values like labor, choice, and the LGBTQ gay community, like I actually stood up for...for the trans community. And a lot of Democrats are backing away fr...from it. If you look at any of those kinds of things, you know, from labor to...to gay rights for anything, I haven't backed a...an inch of that, even in immigration, too. And if someone's offended that we need to secure our border and deport all of the criminals, but I think that's what's entirely appropriate and that's what's necessary in our country. And especially that's the only way we could develop a better way to address immigration.
Dasha Burns: Are you supporting Josh Shapiro's reelection?
Sen. John Fetterman: Uh, well, I really appreciate his service.
Dasha Burns: Are you supporting his reelection?
Sen. John Fetterman: Uh, I...I...yeah, I...I appreciate his service. We both support our services.
Dasha Burns: That doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement.
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, we...we...we both support each other's services.
Dasha Burns: Understood. I sat down with the president late last year. The overwhelming consensus is that affordability, the economy, is...is going to be a huge determining factor for the midterms. The president in our interview gave the economy an A plus, plus, plus, plus grade. What do you think the average Pennsylvanian would give the economy right now?
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, definitely not...not that, but I do think things have...have shifted. It's not an A plus, plus however many pluses it is. Remember eggs. Eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs, eggs. You know, earlier last year, eggs, eggs, eggs. I do most of the shopping for the family. You know, a dozen eggs are two bucks. We're not talking about eggs anymore. I gassed up at Costco for two eighty-seven a gallon. That feels pretty affordable, too. But another thing is true; we need to have, you know, as much en...energy as we can generate. And in Pennsylvania, you know, natural gas, we're the Saudi Arabia of natural gas, and we are going to need everything. I don't understand why our party would go after natural gas. Now I don't understand why the Republicans, or like Trump, kills solar or wind. We need as much energy as possible. That's a fact. And that's...that's only going to increase. So until we figure out to have like a huge, huge breakthrough on energy, we need to make sure our energy stack is diverse, and you know, we can't turn our back on anyone, whether solar or natural gas or anything.
Dasha Burns: When you think about sort of where you are in the party now and...and the future of the Democratic Party...
Sen. John Fetterman: There's always going to be a future for the Democratic Party, and I'm just saying like here...here we are that there are a lot of Democrats but it's more difficult right now to be a Democrat, you know, trying to maintain a voice of reason and willing to take a position that might actually be punished. But I would encourage anyone in...Democrats, you know, where's...where's his record? Where's his voice been? If you would rather be happy with Pat Toomey, that...that's also a reality.
Dasha Burns: Have you thought about reelection? Like do you know if you want to do that? Do you know...do you have a timeline for making that decision?
Sen. John Fetterman: We just never know what's...you know, we just never know. It's February right now, but watch how this vote goes on DHS. Watch how it goes. No one knows what's going to be in front of us, and then when this lands uh, with this...our conversation. But remember, ICE has $75 billion. Any Democrat that votes against it, it's not about defunding ICE.
Dasha Burns: You're holding office in a time that is politically, spiritually, emotionally chaotic. You've been really open about your recovery from...from a stroke um, and treatment for clinical depression. I'm wondering how you are navigating your...your mental health and...and this job.
Sen. John Fetterman: Well, it's...it's...it's great, and the latest verdict from Pennsylvania, as we've talked about, you know, up 15, I think that's a testament. That's not a...a playbook. That's just following what I happen to believe true in whatever the situations and vote as reflective of my core values.
Dasha Burns: For Americans that are struggling privately with mental health issues, what...
Sen. John Fetterman: Oh, yeah, absolutely.
Dasha Burns: ...do you want them to hear from you?
Sen. John Fetterman: That's another...that's a huge...that's a huge issue. The most awful outcome of...of suicide, I've always been very frank about it. And...and uh, when 50,000 Americans took their lives, I mean, that's...that's absolutely...it's awful. And...and I've always tried to talk and remind people that there's got to be a better way forward and promise people to just stay in that game whatever your path of recovery is. And now three years ago right now, three years later, you know, like I was in really a...kind of the darkest parts of my life three years ago.
Dasha Burns: Could you have imagined this three years ago where you are?
Sen. John Fetterman: No. Well, I mean, I didn't...I didn't know. But...but that's...that's my point, no matter how black you might feel inside, and to the point where someone decides to take their lives, that's why I beg people don't do it. Do not do it. I promise you things will get better, and as long as you promise that, that keeps you in the game and...and that almost can guarantee that there's a better way and that's your pathway back.
Dasha Burns: Looking a few years ahead, what do you hope that your Senate tenure will be remembered for?
Sen. John Fetterman: So for me, it like...here...here's where we are in the most divisive kinds of time, my approach won't change. And so who...who knows? You know, everyone has their own legacies. I'm not talking about my legacy, you know, because we have a lot of things front and center of us right now.
Dasha Burns: Magic wand, you could get the Senate to...to pass one thing...
Sen. John Fetterman: If I had a magic wand, I would have a beautiful head of hair.
Dasha Burns: [Laugh] Well...
Sen. John Fetterman: You know, and...and I would...
Dasha Burns: ...I don't think the Sen...I don't think the Senate...
Sen. John Fetterman: ...and I...I wish I would've been better playing...
Dasha Burns: ...can do anything about that.
Sen. John Fetterman: ...football. You know, I would've played for the Steelers. But if I have a magic wand, I would be doing much better things with it.
Dasha Burns: Magic wand for the Senate, you can get them to pass one thing.
Sen. John Fetterman: One thing to pass? Oh, I mean, there's...
Dasha Burns: One thing to pass.
Sen. John Fetterman: There's...well, if I was king, change Citizens United. Money is crazy, absolutely crazy. You know, that more than anything, in my opinion, would change American politics for the better. Remove money is voice because I thought that my campaign was the...the granddaddy. I mean, it was like three hundred forty million, but then Casey or Brown's, it's half a billion. Can you just imagine what these cycles are going to be? I mean, it's going to be billions, billions, and billions. It's unlimited.
Dasha Burns: I know. I think your Senate race in '22 was like...hit records for...
Sen. John Fetterman: It was. It was. And I thought it can't get crazier than three hundred forty million. But then, that's quaint. And so that's going to continue to accelerate so you could cut it off by really just saying look, that's the wrong way we're going. We have to change it. So if I was king for one day and I could do it, it would be that because that would remove this constant thing that we all have to fundraise. We all have to find new, novel ways like to chip in $10.00 things.
Dasha Burns: All right. King...King John, we'll uh...we'll see about that crown. Um, Senator...
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah.
Dasha Burns: ...thank you.
Sen. John Fetterman: Yeah, Citizens United and...and a great head of hair.
Dasha Burns: A great head of hair. We'll...we'll work on it. Um, Senator, thank you so, so much for joining me today.
Sen. John Fetterman: Oh, thanks for having me.
Dasha Burns: This has been The Conversation with Dasha Burns. We'll be back next week. If you want to catch future episodes of The Conversation, be sure to click that subscribe button below. Thanks for watching.
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Delta Employees Celebrate Profit Sharing Worldwide
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news:* * *
Delta employees celebrate profit sharing worldwide
Delta's annual Valentine's Day payout totals $1.3 billion, providing employees an average of four weeks pay. The program has paid more than $11 billion in profits to employees since 2015.
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Delta will pay its employees $1.3 billion today in profit sharing for 2025, representing 8.9% of their eligible annual earnings, or more than four weeks of extra pay on average.
Since 2007, Profit Sharing Day - traditionally timed with Valentine's Day - has been the company's ... Show Full Article ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news: * * * Delta employees celebrate profit sharing worldwide Delta's annual Valentine's Day payout totals $1.3 billion, providing employees an average of four weeks pay. The program has paid more than $11 billion in profits to employees since 2015. * Delta will pay its employees $1.3 billion today in profit sharing for 2025, representing 8.9% of their eligible annual earnings, or more than four weeks of extra pay on average. Since 2007, Profit Sharing Day - traditionally timed with Valentine's Day - has been the company'sannual celebration of the power of Delta people and our people-first culture.
"Sharing our success is central to our values," said Delta CEO Ed Bastian. "That's why we've paid more than $11 billion in profits directly to our employees worldwide since 2015. Congratulations to every member of the Delta team on this well-earned payout and thank you for your outstanding performance taking care of our customers in 2025."
Since its earliest days, Delta's business model has been based on the idea that investing in employees is investing in the continued success of the company. Delta employees receive 10% of the first $2.5 billion the airline earns and 20% above $2.5 billion.
This year's $1.3 billion payout, which is among the top five largest in Delta's history, is more than the rest of the industry combined.
Additionally, Delta Leadership has shared that employees will receive a pay increase in 2026. More details to follow.
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Domestic:
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* New York - $171.1 million (13,500 employees)
* Minnesota - $113.7 million (8,900 employees)
* Michigan - $112 million (8,100 employees)
* California - $84 million (6,000 employees)
* Utah - $77 million (6,300 employees)
* Washington - $75.5 million (4,700 employees)
* Florida - $30.3 million (4,300 employees)
* Massachusetts - $28.7 million (3,600 employees)
* Texas - $12.2 million (1,800 employees)
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* NAM (Canada, U.S. Virgin Islands and Bermuda) - $1.6 million
* Asia-Pacific - $4.5 million
Delta is consistently recognized for excellence as an employer, ranking No. 15 on the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For(R) list, which is selected by workplace culture experts at Great Place To Work every year.
Delta also placed No. 2 in Forbes list of World's Best Employers 2025 and was featured in Forbes' list of America's best employers by state, including ranking No. 1 in Georgia, Michigan and Utah.
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Original text here: https://news.delta.com/delta-employees-celebrate-profit-sharing-worldwide
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CBRE Group: Net Lease Investment Volume Rises Sharply in Q4 2025, Capping a Strong Year
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- CBRE Group, a commercial real estate services provider, issued the following news release:* * *
Net Lease Investment Volume Rises Sharply in Q4 2025, Capping a Strong Year
Full year Net lease Investment Rises 16% to $51.4 billion as Q4 2025 volume reaches $16 billion Industrial Leads Q4 Activity, with Office Gaining Share and Retail Holding Steady
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U.S. net lease investment accelerated in Q4 2025 as the market continued to demonstrate stability and broad investor appeal, supported by steady cap rates and a widening yield spread that improved risk ... Show Full Article LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- CBRE Group, a commercial real estate services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Net Lease Investment Volume Rises Sharply in Q4 2025, Capping a Strong Year Full year Net lease Investment Rises 16% to $51.4 billion as Q4 2025 volume reaches $16 billion Industrial Leads Q4 Activity, with Office Gaining Share and Retail Holding Steady * U.S. net lease investment accelerated in Q4 2025 as the market continued to demonstrate stability and broad investor appeal, supported by steady cap rates and a widening yield spread that improved riskadjusted returns, according to the latest research from CBRE.
Net lease properties feature lease structures in which tenants cover a portion or all of the taxes, insurance and maintenance expenses in addition to rent. Total net lease investment volume rose 38% quarter over quarter and 13% year over year in Q4 2025, reaching $16.0 billion. This strong fourth quarter performance contributed to a 16% increase in full year 2025 activity, bringing the annual total to $51.4 billion.
The industrial & logistics sector continued to account for the largest share of net lease investment activity in Q4 2025 at 55%. Office assets gained notable ground, accounting for 24%, up from 18% a year earlier, while retail held steady at 21%. Q4 net-lease investment performance reflected these shifts: office investment increased 49% year over year to $3.8 billion, retail rose 15% to $3.3 billion, and industrial edged up 1% to $8.8 billion.
"The net lease market showed strong resilience in 2025, with investors returning to high quality assets amid improving capital market conditions and continued demand for stable cash flows," said Will Pike, President of U.S. Industrial & Logistics Capital Markets and Managing Director of Net Lease Properties at CBRE. "Office saw a notable rebound, industrial remained a core preference, and we anticipate continued broad based strength heading into 2026."
Private buyers remained the most active participants in the market, with investment rising 33% quarter over quarter and 30% year over year to $9.1 billion in Q4 2025. Investment by institutional investors and equity funds increased 38% quarter over quarter and 70% year over year to $2.9 billion. REIT investment totaled $1.1 billion, up 36% quarter over quarter.
Cross border investment improved sequentially but remained below year ago levels. International investors deployed $1.1 billion into U.S. net lease assets in Q4 2025, up 20% quarter over quarter but down 50% year over year. For the full year, cross border capital totaled $4.0 billion, representing 8% of overall net lease investment.
The average net lease capitalization rate remained stable year over year at 6.9% in Q4 2025, as sector performance diverged: the office average cap rate increased by 17 basis points to 7.4%, the industrial average fell by 10 basis points to 6.4%, and the retail average held steady at 6.9%. The average 10 year Treasury yield stood at 4.1% in Q4 2025, widening the cap rate spread to 276 basis points and reinforcing the sector's relative pricing advantage.
Net-Lease Investment Volume Finishes 2025 Up by 16% (https://www.cbre.com/insights/figures/q4-2025-us-net-lease-investment-figures)
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About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2024 revenue). The company has more than 140,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, digital infrastructure services); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
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Original text here: https://www.cbre.com/press-releases/net-lease-investment-volume-rises-sharply-in-q4-2025
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