Citing ongoing investigation, White House declines to comment on Scalise shooter’s political views

In this April 17, 2012, photo, James Hodgkinson of Belleville protests outside of the United States Post Office in Downtown Belleville, Ill. A government official says the suspect in the Virginia shooting that injured Rep. Steve Scalise and several others has been identified Hodgkinson.

Before the gunfire in Virginia, a volatile home life in Illinois

An undated handout photo from the FBI of James Hodgkinson, who wounded four after he opened fire on a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. In the days since the shooting, much has been made of Hodgkinson's strong left-leaning political views, but another aspect of his personality may have also presaged the shooting: his troubled home life.

Rep. Steve Scalise’s condition upgraded to ‘serious’

Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise's condition has been upgraded to "serious" after he underwent surgery Saturday for injuries sustained in a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice earlier this week, the hospital treating him said in a release. Scalise, the third-ranking GOP leader in the House, "continues to show signs of improvement," MedStar Washington Hospital Center said in a statement released on behalf of his family.

Gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity

A government official says the suspect in the Virgini... An American college student who was released from a North Korean prison is finally home but in a coma and undergoing treatment at an Ohio hospital. An American college student who was released from a North Korean prison is finally home but in a coma and undergoing treatment at an Ohio hospital.