leaders took responsibility to get back on track when asked■s f they will stand by election results. host: ken michigan, independent line. hello. caller: hello? host: you are on, go ahead. caller:h, this thing about the supreme court's flying a flag upside down is so ridiculous. it should not even have comment. there are bigger things going on. we have the last person on the supreme court can' if it is a woman or man. however they going to decide major decisions that we need decided on? and is she going to recuse himself -- i mean, himself recuy male or female decisions? host: ken in michigan. it is #nopen forum. you can post online02) 748-8000.

(202) 748-8001 for republicans. independents, (202) 748-8002. one of the things to look out for today in new york city, the wall street journal writing that a jury of five women and several men in donald trump's hush money trial is given the historic trial -- task of whether announcer: weannouncer: will not leave this and take you live to believe that is how that is where members will be holding a. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker.

the clerk: the speaker's rooms. washington, d.c. may 28, 2024. i hereby appoint the honorable larry bucshon to act as mr. speakerrer to temp on this day -- to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, chris kellerman, jesuit conference of canada and the united■1 states, washington, d.c. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god and creator of us all, we thank you and praise you this afternoon for the gifts yod upon us. the gifts of family and friendship. and the gift opportunity to serve you. we ask this day for the gift of peace for our nation and our world. we ask you to protect our

friends and family, to console and strengthen those to take away our anxieties, and to fill us the gift of wisdom. so that we might better■ánow your will and be able to carry it these things with hearts full of gratitude and praise. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-z of house resolution 5, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pursuant to section 3-z of house resolution 5, the house stands

adjourned until 9:30 a.m. on friday, may 31, 2024. announcer: the house has gobbled out and will return on friday for what we expect will be another brief session with the members are still on break for their memorial day holiday. we know take you live to the national■< pss club beer washington, d.c. for the assistant health secretary and i talk about mental health and physical well-being. we join this program in progress. ♪

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>> the upside down flag was a loft on january 17, 2021 and that we just showed tom supporters including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the capitol a little over a week before. biden's integration was three days away. the word of and people who work to bear, in interviews. justices also talked about the impact saying they would rule on two similar cases. there was the first story looking at his personal home. it was followed by king a look t his vacation home, a the new york times. another provocative flag was flown at another justice alito home. sailing last summer after the upside down american flag was flown outside the home of justice alito, another

provocative symbol was displayed at his vacation house. this statement was that "appeal to heaven flag," which like the u.s. flag, was carried by rioters at the capitol on ja 6. also known as the pine tree flag, it dates back to the that was from the new yo tformi. that prompted a letter that was sent last week by senate democrats looking for conversatithe letters reads as such, "by displaying or permitting the display of symbols from the stop the steal campaign outside his home, justice alito created an appearance of impropriety in violation of the code of conduct for justices of the supreme court of the united states that all nine justices adopted last

year. he also created a reasonable doubt as to his impartiality in sentences paintings, therefore requiring his -- desk impartiality in certain proceedings, therefore requiring disqualification, as established by the code of conduct." it goes on from there. that is the story. you can comment on that, your opinion on the story and what you think of it. 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. you can text us at 202 seven for 80,003. and social media is available, facebook.com c-span, and on x,@cspanwj. late last week the senate di chair, representative dick durbin, discussed the flags and the concern of some