Connecticut Dem Sen Chris Murphy hospitalized for stroke

🔮 Murphy, who is not running in the midterms but has been stumping for Democrats, began feeling numbness in his arm Saturday afternoon while at his son’s hockey game and was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring, according to Allison Herwitt. "He is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," Herwitt said, adding that Murphy is responding well to treatment and doctors are encouraged by his progress.

🔮 A disturbance in the crowd may have preceded the shooting, police said.

🔮 We couldn't be more different from Republicans versus Democrats, and I honestly hope people see this straight in the eye with what's happened out of Alaska, that Democrats are completely disingenuous.

🔮 Jason Turkish, a Jewish registered Democrat, told The Detroit News he will be voting for Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers, appearing at a Rogers event sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition on Wednesday night at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, Michigan.

🔮 A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have barred California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 alleged noncitizen voters, saying the election "is already underway." U.S. District Judge David Carter, in a ruling issued late Wednesday night after a hearing in Los Angeles, said the government's request "would wreak havoc and disrupt the election that is already underway, create a chilling effect on election workers and voters alike, and discount the votes of United States citizens." The Justice Department immediately appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. "

🔮 Additionally, 70% of respondents said elected leaders must be willing to compromise across party lines, even at personal political cost.

🔮 "Unfortunately, per the advice of medical professionals, Mary’s upcoming events in Fairbanks and Bethel will be rescheduled for later in the week as she takes time to recover.

🔮 "The policies supported by these Democrats, including sanctuary policies, will have negative and lasting consequences for Americans.

🔮 When Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed could not say Iran is a bigger threat to the U.S. than Israel, it was a warning of elections in a post-Oct. 7 world, Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) president Morton Klein says.

🔮 She had taken time off for a minor operation and was expected to return to work on March 31, 2025, but a co-worker reported her missing months later, on June 11, 2025, after she failed to return and could not be reached, police said.