Read · October 31, 2026
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has a stroke at his son's hockey game and is moved to Johns Hopkins, where his chief of staff says he is awake and alert
Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, was hospitalized after a stroke on Saturday, his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said in a statement on Sunday. Murphy began feeling numbness in his arm at his son's hockey game and was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to Johns Hopkins. Herwitt said, "The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery." Murphy had been scheduled to campaign for Democrats in New Hampshire on Sunday.
- From the LeftNBC News: Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
NBC quotes his chief of staff on the stroke, the move to Johns Hopkins and his expected recovery.
Grade: A (100/100). No problems found.
- CenterStraight Arrow News: Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut suffers stroke, currently hospitalized
Straight Arrow reports the stroke, the hospital transfer, the New Hampshire stop and his time in Congress.
Grade: C (76/100). Gets a fact wrong.
- From the RightFox News: Connecticut Dem Sen Chris Murphy hospitalized Saturday for stroke
Fox reports the statement, Murphy's campaign travel for Democrats and talk of a 2028 run.
Grade: F (58/100). Gets a fact wrong and uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
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