US senator John Fetterman hospitalised after feeling ‘lightheaded’

Democrat who suffered a stroke while campaigning last year is in good spirits, says spokesperson

The Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman was under observation in a Washington DC hospital on Thursday, after the Democrat, who suffered a stroke during his election campaign last year, was taken ill at a party event on Wednesday.

Doctors at the George Washington university hospital said initial tests showed no evidence of a new stroke, Fetterman's office said, adding that more testing was taking place.