Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for ...

symbolism and usage of flags.) Matthew Ward is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems to be ...

The flag flies at half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter at the White House, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Carter, who was 100 years old, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/Manuel ...

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 ...

Even Richard Nixon was honorable enough that he ordered the flag at half-staff for his own inauguration. Not Trump.