Health
Senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke
November 1, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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AJAl Jazeera English
High-ranking US Democratic senator suffers stroke
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TGThe Guardian
Connecticut senator Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized with stroke and expected to make full recovery, his team says
(opens the publisher’s site)Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized on Sunday after suffering a stroke on Saturday and is awake and alert, his office said.
- Murphy, 53, sought medical care for numbness in his arm on Saturday and was transferred to Johns Hopkins for monitoring.
- His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said he was "responding well to treatment" and doctors are optimistic he will fully recover.
- Trump said he was "really surprised" to learn of the stroke, adding "nobody wants to have that."
- Murphy is not running for re-election in Tuesday's midterms that will decide control of Congress.