Pritzker keeps flags at half-staff

Why are some flags at half-staff, and some aren't? What to know for Inauguration Day 2025
Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for the late Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter’s grandson defends Trump raising flags on Inauguration Day
Jason Carter says it didn’t bother him that U.S. flags were raised for President Donald Trump‘s inauguration after they were lowered in honor of his late grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter. Trump’s move to raise the flags was unusual and went against the customs honoring recently deceased former presidents.
The Republicans Flying U.S. Flags at Full-Staff on Inauguration Day After Trump’s Complaint
Several Republican Governors have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff, despite President Biden’s former directive.
Why are flags at half-staff, and why some won't be on Trump's Inauguration Day
President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday, and will do so with flags at full-staff above the United States Capitol.
State-by-state look at where flags will fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day
Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.
Will Kentucky's flags be raised or lowered on Inauguration Day?
After a former president dies, federal flag code dictates that flags should be flown at half-staff for 30 days out of respect. When Carter died Dec. 29 at age 100, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff for the standard period.
Trump executive order directs flags at full-staff for Inauguration Day
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.
Will flags fly at half-staff in RI on Inauguration Day? What to know
President Biden previously ordered that flags fly at half-staff until Jan. 28 to honor former President Jimmy Carter.
Iowa flags return to half-staff following Inauguration Day to resume Jimmy Carter tribute
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds joined others in ordering flags to be raised for President Donald Trump's inauguration. They returned to half-staff on Tuesday.
Disrespectful DeWine lowered himself when he raised flag for Trump's inauguration | Letter
Mike DeWine decided to interrupt the 30-day period set aside for flying the American flag at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, he must have thought it was more important to display the flag at full-staff in honor of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
US flags return to half-staff after Trump's inauguration, White House says. Here's why
In the White House press release, the president ordered that flags be returned to half-staff in honor of the late President Carter.
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Some states will fly flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration. Here's which ones
After his swearing-in, President Trump signed an order that flags must be at full height at every future Inauguration Day. The text of Trump’s order on the U.S. flag says it will be lowered ...
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Fountain Hills, Arizona, Opts to Raise Flags on Trump's Inauguration Day, Defying Governor's Order to Honor Jimmy Carter
Fountain Hills, AZ, to fly flags at full-staff for Trump's inauguration despite the death of ex-President Carter.
Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport makes change in flag order for Trump inauguration
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport was backed by President-elect Trump to retain the top job in Congress.
Live updates: Inauguration Day ushers in a renewed Trump era
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for the second time. He has promised to enact a dizzying number of Day ...