Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration
President-elect Donald J. Trump had complained that flags were scheduled to fly at half-staff — a symbol of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter — on the day of his inauguration.
Flags to be raised to full-staff for Inauguration Day in Florida, other Southern states, Capitol
There are still two weeks to go in the mourning period for former president Jimmy Carter, when American flags are directed to be flown at half-staff.
Flags to Fly at Full-Staff for Donald Trump's Inauguration. Is It Legal?
Johnson announced in a January 14 post on X, formerly Twitter, that American flags at the Capitol will fly full-staff for Trump's inauguration. Under federal law, the House speake
Newsom to Fly California’s Flags at Full Staff for Trump Inauguration
Gavin Newsom has directed California officials to temporarily raise the state capitol U.S. flag to full staff on inauguration day, in honor of Donald Trump. The height of U.S. flags has become a political touchpoint after the death of Jimmy Carter in December.
Will half-staff flags honoring Jimmy Carter be raised on Donald Trump's Inauguration Day in Wisconsin?
President Joe Biden ordered flags be flown at half-staff throughout the U.S. for 30 days in accordance with federal flag code. Gov. Tony Evers issued his own order for Wisconsin as well. However, Trump lashed out over the plans to fly flags at half-staff during his inauguration earlier this month,
More states will raise flags from half-staff on Trump's Inauguration Day: Will NC follow?
After the death of a former president, federal flag code dictates that flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days. After Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff for the standard period.
US TikTok users scramble, despair as Bytedance waves the 'white flag'
Disappointment, denial and confusion flooded U.S. TikTok on Wednesday upon hearing the news that Chinese owner ByteDance ...
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Pentagon drops ban on service members displaying US flags horizontally at big events
Defense Department personnel may now show the flag “regardless of its size or position, at eligible public sporting and other ...
Mar-a-Lago Flies Flag at Full Staff During Carter’s Mourning Period
Flags at Mar-a-Lago have returned to full staff with two weeks remaining in Jimmy Carter’s mourning period. Donald Trump has shared his annoyance with the tradition of flying flags at half-staff for ...