(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 ...

Several Republican governors across the U.S. are ordering state flags, which are currently being flown at half-staff following President Jimmy Carter’s death, to be raised to acknowledge Preside ...

The United States Code states the U.S. flag should be lowered for a president’s death and is displayed on holidays. However, it does not outline which day takes precedence.

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 ...

A collection of historic flags, some with provocative associations, was removed from the plaza outside City Hall for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s inauguration. By Friday, they were flying again.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced that flags at the state Capitol building in Austin and at all state office buildings will be raised to full-staff next Monday, Jan. 20, to mark President ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 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 ...

UPDATE: He did. Read the latest story here. Texas Gov. Greg Abbot has ordered American flags in the Lone Star State to be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, when President-elect ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. Here's what to know about why flags are lowered ...

GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30 ...

A video from 2019 showing a Mexican flag being raised at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Colorado during a protest has been shared on social media as if it was recent ...

A day after Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced they would order flags currently at half-staff in their states in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter to full-staff for ...