Flags outside of Alito’s houses spark political backlash as Supreme Court nears end of term

Washington — Reports of two different flags flown outside of Justice Samuel Alito’s houses have ignited a political firestorm and reinvigorated a focus on ethics practices at the Supreme Court, as Democrats push legislation that would require the court to adopt a binding code of conduct and call for the justice to recuse himself from cases

House Panel Advances Election Integrity Bills

One bill requires proof of citizenship to register to vote and the other would block foreign financial interference in U.S. elections. A Republican-led congressional panel advanced two election integrity bills on May 23, sending them to the House floor after several Democrat-proposed amendments failed. The Committee on House Administration considered HR 8399, the Preventing Foreign