US Sen. John Fetterman released from hospital

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman was discharged from a hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday and hopes to return to the Senate on Monday, his office announced.

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Fetterman, 53, who had a stroke last May 13, was hospitalized on Wednesday after he complained of feeling lightheaded, WPXI reported. The Democrat from Pennsylvania was released from George Washington University Hospital, according to The Washington Post.

Fetterman underwent several tests and the possibility of a second stroke was ruled out on Thursday, WPXI reported.

“In addition to the CT, CTA, and MRI tests ruling out a stroke, his EEG test results came back normal, with no evidence of seizures,” Fetterman’s spokesperson, Joe Calvello, said in a statement Friday. “John is looking forward to spending some time with his family and returning to the Senate on Monday.”

Fetterman had attended a retreat for Democratic senators on Wednesday when he said he began to feel ill, the Post reported. He left the event and called staffers, who took him to the hospital, Calvello said in a statement to reporters on Thursday, according to the newspaper.

Fetterman defeated celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in a tight race for the Pennsylvania seat in the Senate, and his health was a major issue during the contentious campaign The Associated Press reported.

Fetterman, who was Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, defeated Oz by 5 percentage points, flipping a seat that was a key to Democrats holding a majority in the Senate, according to the news organization. More than $300 million was spent during the race, making it the most expensive Senate campaign in 2022, the AP reported.