Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after suffering stroke, office says

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Saturday afternoon.Allison Herwitt, Murphy’s chief of staff, said the 53-year-old senator is receiving medical care at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his team expects him to make a full recovery.“Yesterday afternoon, Senator Murphy started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son’s hockey game. He was taken to a local hospital, where it was discovered he had experienced a stroke. He was transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring and is responding well to treatment. The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery,” Herwitt said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.