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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...

But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...

(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...

After some controversy over whether flags should fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on the topic Monday. In one of his first actions as ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.

It's a unique situation because of the timing of the death of the late President Jimmy Carter, which prompted flags to be flown at half staff. President Trump and others protested and demanded ...

The live blog for Inauguration Day can be found here. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday, and will do so with flags at full-staff above the United States Capitol. Trump will ...