Rep. Steve Scalise in fair condition after surgery for deep tissue infection

Steve Scalise.
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Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) recently underwent another surgery for deep tissue infection, but is back in fair condition, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said Thursday.

The House majority whip was shot June 14 while practicing with his fellow Republicans for the Congressional Baseball Game. A bullet pierced his hip and went through bones, organs, and blood vessels, and he immediately went into surgery. He was in the intensive care unit for several days, then upgraded to fair condition and moved out of the ICU; last week, MedStar Washington Hospital Center said Scalise was in serious condition due to infection, and back in the ICU.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.