Fetterman hospitalized after fall near home in Pennsylvania

Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after ventricular fibrillation episode causes fall during a morning walk in Pennsylvania, his office said. The senator is recovering with minor facial injuries.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., participates in a debate, June 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Fetterman was choosing to stay at the hospital so that doctors could adjust his medication treatment, according to the spokesperson.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., a Democrat who has been voting to open the government, leaves the chamber as the Senate works to bring the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to an end after a bipartisan compromise, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fetterman has battled health issues in the past, the most high-profile being a somewhat debilitating stroke during his 2022 Senate campaign.

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Fetterman has made headlines recently over breaking with the majority of Democrats during the government shutdown, voting to reopen the federal government.

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