Murphy to miss Senate next week after stroke
The gist
Senator Chris Murphy was discharged from Johns Hopkins after a small stroke and will spend weeks in rehabilitation.
His absence sidelines a leading gun-regulation voice from Senate votes for several weeks.
How it unfolded
- Oct 31, 2026Murphy felt numbness in his arm at his son's hockey game and called 9-1-1; a local hospital found he had experienced a stroke, and he was transferred to Johns Hopkins for monitoring and treatment.
- Nov 1, 2026An aide said Murphy was hospitalized after the stroke; chief of staff Allison Herwitt said doctors were encouraged by his progress and he was awake and alert.
- Nov 6, 2026Murphy announced he had been discharged from Johns Hopkins and would spend several weeks at a rehabilitation center, missing the next several weeks of Senate votes.
Key terms
- Senate votes
- The upper chamber of the bicameral United States Congress, which shares federal legislative power with the House.
- gun-regulation
- Laws and policies that control the sale, ownership, and use of firearms.
- hemorrhagic stroke
- A type of stroke caused by sudden bleeding into brain tissue or ventricles.
Source: Wikipedia