Supreme Court’s Alito Responds to Calls to Recuse From Trump Cases

Justice issues rare letter to Democrats. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said on May 29 that he will not recuse from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach or former President Donald Trump. Democrats, including top senators, recently urged Justice Alito to recuse after it was found an upside-down American flag flew outside

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he opposed removal of Confederate monuments

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he opposed the removal of Confederate statues, recalling that he had a “visceral reaction against” the destruction of monuments honoring southern leaders from the Civil War. The top Confederate general, Robert E. Lee, had “extraordinary qualities of leadership” that deserve to be celebrated, Kennedy said Friday in