Hospital: Rep. Scalise still in critical condition, but improving

Steve Scalise.
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House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who was shot Wednesday while practicing with other Republicans for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, remains in critical condition, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said in a statement Thursday evening, adding that Scalise had to undergo another surgery "related to his internal injuries and a broken bone in his leg" and will stay in the hospital for "some time."

Although he is still in critical condition, he has improved over the last 24 hours, the hospital said. Scalise will require additional operations, and his family has requested that MedStar continue to update the public on his status.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.