Christopher Murphy Will Not Return to Senate Next Week After Stroke
Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said in a statement that he would spend several weeks recovering at a rehabilitation center.
Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, said in a statement that he would spend several weeks recovering at a rehabilitation center.
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The 53-year-old Democrat said in a statement Friday that doctors are "encouraged by the progress" he's made so far. Covered by 12 outlets: 5 lean left, 3 are centre, 3 lean right, 1 are not rated.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) will miss several weeks of Senate votes while undergoing rehabilitation after a stroke, his office said Friday, leaving him out of the chamber when lawmakers return to Washington next week.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images Sen. Chris Murphy, 53, won’t be returning to the floor next week for the post-blue-wave session due to recovery from a stroke he suffered last weekend. Although his condition and...
The liberal Connecticut Democrat had been treated at Johns Hopkins since the Nov. 1 incident caused him to feel numbness in his left arm, prompting him to call 9-1-1.
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss "several weeks" of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a...
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GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts won reelection in the Nebraska Senate race, CBS News projects, fending off a challenge from independent Dan Osborn.
NBC News projects Ricketts has won re-election after facing a competitive race in the traditionally red state.
Nebraska independent paints Republican as Democrat-in-disguise.
The flurry of letters that Sen. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.
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Democratic senator demands tech firms, FCC chair turn over documents Reuters
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A remark that NRSC Chair Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) made in early 2025 captures the strategy now being blamed for the Republican wipeout, according to The Washington Sun. According to insiders, Scott laid out his personal priorities that...
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Against the wishes of his campaign advisers, Republican Senator Roger Marshall made a video ad attempting to address the criticism he has received over suing hundreds of his patients during his previous career as a doctor. The New York...
TOPEKA — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall may have violated federal campaign finance law when he paid a top aide with funds from a leadership PAC, which can’t be used to finance a candidate’s own campaign, according to a complaint filed Friday...
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As one media pundit pointed out, Sen. Bernie Moreno’s faith-based criteria for public office would violate the Constitution.
Senator Ted Cruz intensified his attacks on political streamer Hasan Piker, accusing him of hateful rhetoric and criticizing Democrats who associate with him.
Senator Roger Marshall made a conveniently timed stock purchase in 2018—but his position on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, or HELP, Committee could juice the deal even more. Eight years ago on November 8, when he was still...
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Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith got spooked at a rally in her home state of Mississippi with President Trump Monday. Hyde-Smith, who is up for reelection next week, was supposed to speak after Trump introduced her but upon reaching...
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MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough said on “Morning Joe” that President Donald Trump has injected Islamophobia into Michigan’s Senate race as a closing argument, and that the campaign “has just been fed by bigotry.”...