Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is hospitalized with a stroke

Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5666x3777+0+0/resize/5666x3777!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F05%2F6e%2F8562f8374158a09f65515925a89e%2Fgettyimages-2236122542.jpg' alt='Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., appears at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 18, 2025. Murphy's office says he was hospitalized this weekend with a stroke.'/><p>Murphy's office says he was taken to the hospital this weekend after experiencing numbness in his arm. His chief of staff said he is responding well to treatment and expected to make a full recovery.</p><p>(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6025467' />