The Trump administration has introduced a new “One Flag Policy,” requiring all State Department buildings to fly only the American flag. This rule applies to U.S. State Department facilities both ...

Donald Trump recently expressed frustration over the half-staff flag protocol coinciding with his inauguration, accusing Democrats of politicising the situation. He remarked: “The Democrats are all ...

Washington: House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the US Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of ...

Over time, the crossed-flags ... that one of those flags featured the Stars and Stripes. Spooked by an obscure, rarely enforced law that forbids the commercial use of the American flag, GM ...

20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan/Getty American flags are back to full-staff at the U ...

affects flags at federal government buildings and their grounds, US embassies and other facilities abroad, and military installations and vessels. It runs through January 28, which encompasses ...

But exactly 130 years before that, in 1861, another superpower - the 'world's oldest democracy' - the United States ... its own flag, called the Stars and Bars or the Southern Cross.

There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. They include: Memorial Day ...

Since U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. According to Biden's proclamation ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana, speaks during a ceremony as the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter lies in state, at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 ...