The Edison Municipal Council listed flags as props, which have been prohibited to end disruptions at meetings.

House Republicans could begin next year with just a one-seat majority after losses in California and New York. A UK intelligence official said the order to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter "would have gone to President Putin.

The American flag and the U.S. Constitution are among a list of 'props' banned by a New Jersey township council last week, sparking outrage in the community.