High-ranking US Democratic senator Chris Murphy suffers stroke

Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy suffered a stroke and remained in hospital at Johns Hopkins on Sunday. His chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said he sought medical care after experiencing numbness in his arm on Saturday and was awake, alert, and responding well to treatment. Murphy, a 20-year Senate veteran, is not standing for re-election in Tuesday’s midterms and is considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate. He has sharply criticised Donald Trump and the war with Iran, pledging to withhold funding for the war if Democrats win the Senate.