Chris Murphy hospitalised after stroke at son’s hockey game
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Chris Murphy was hospitalised after suffering a stroke, his office said, and was transferred to Johns Hopkins in Maryland for further monitoring. The Connecticut senator is awake, alert and responding well to treatment, with doctors encouraged by his progress.
Murphy, 53, first felt numbness in his arm on Saturday at his son’s hockey game. He had been campaigning ahead of the midterm elections and was expected in New Hampshire on Sunday; he has served in the Senate since 2013 and previously spent six years in the House of Representatives.
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In short
- Chris Murphy is recovering in hospital after a stroke.
- He is awake, alert and responding well to treatment.
- His office says doctors are optimistic about a full recovery.
How this story developed
- 29 minutes ago Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalised after experiencing arm numbness at his son’s hockey game on Saturday. His office said he had suffered a stroke and was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for monitoring and treatment.
- 56 minutes ago Chris Murphy was hospitalised after suffering a stroke, his office said, and was transferred to Johns Hopkins in Maryland for further monitoring. The Connecticut senator is awake, alert and responding well to treatment, with doctors encouraged by his progress.
Full account
Senator Chris Murphy was taken to hospital after experiencing a stroke while at his son’s hockey game on Saturday, according to a statement from his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt. The 53-year-old Connecticut Democrat first noticed numbness in his arm and was brought to a local hospital, where doctors identified the stroke. He was later transferred to Johns Hopkins in Maryland for further monitoring.
Herwitt said Murphy was awake and alert, responding well to treatment, and that doctors were encouraged by his progress. She said his office was optimistic he would make a full recovery. The reports do not provide further details about the stroke or a timeframe for his return to work.
Murphy had been due to campaign for Democrats in New Hampshire on Sunday. Although he is not standing for election in the midterms, he has been travelling to support candidates seeking to win control of the Senate. The reports describe him as a possible contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.
Murphy entered the Senate in 2013, after six years in the House of Representatives. In the Senate, he has made gun control and foreign policy prominent parts of his work. His hospitalisation adds to recent cases of serious health problems among serving lawmakers, including strokes suffered by several senators in 2022.
Where outlets differ
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Both reports give the same account of Murphy’s symptoms, treatment and his office’s cautiously positive assessment. The first adds background on his Senate work, other lawmakers’ health problems and his campaign travel beyond New Hampshire. The second focuses more narrowly on the stroke and his midterm campaigning, and explicitly notes that he is not a candidate in the elections.
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- Chris Murphy hospitalised after stroke at son’s hockey gameDaily Mail
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Explained simply
Chris Murphy is a Democratic senator from Connecticut, a state in the north-eastern United States. Senators represent their states in the US Congress, which makes federal laws and oversees the national government.
Murphy has served in the Senate since 2013 and is a member of the Democratic Party. Midterm elections take place halfway through a US president’s four-year term, when voters choose members of Congress and some state officials.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, 53, rushed to hospital after suffering stroke while at son’s hockey game”.