There are five days in 2025 when flags are scheduled to be flown at half-staff. It's half-mast if you're on a ship.

which meant flags would fly at half-staff during his inauguration. “The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my ...

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. House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

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and no American can be happy about it." According to the official website of the U.S. General Services Administration, flags typically fly at half-staff when the country or specific state is in ...

At Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence and private club in South Florida, American flags were spotted on Tuesday flying at half-staff again, one day after The Associated Press reported spotting one ...

and no American can be happy about it." According to the official website of the U.S. General Services Administration, flags typically fly at half-staff when the country or specific state is in ...