US senator Chris Murphy suffers a stroke and is awake and alert, his aide says

Murphy sought medical care Saturday for numbness in his arm and remained in hospital Sunday, responding well to treatment, said his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt.

The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery.

— Allison Herwitt, Murphy's chief of staff

Background

A Democratic senator from Connecticut for 20 years and a critic of the war with Iran, Murphy is not up for re-election in Tuesday's midterms but is seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2028.