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The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or ...

Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) ordered flags at the Nebraska Capitol to be flown at full staff on Inauguration Day even though they ...

No, states are not required to follow White House order to fly flags at half-staff in memory of former President Jimmy Carter ...

It mirrors actions taken in recent days by some Republican governors who have announced that flags in their states would be ...

Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of January out of respect for former President Jimmy Carter, who died ...

Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, and U.S. flags on public buildings will fly at half-staff to honor former President ...

There are odd quirks that occur as a result of this half-mast. This includes the opening scene of Gilligan’s Island, showing ...

President Joe Biden appointed Jan. 9, as a day of mourning for Jimmy Carter for people to 'pay homage to the memory' of the ...

Here's why flags are flying at half-staff, and why President-elect Donald Trump isn't thrilled with the decision.

President-elect Donald Trump complained that the U.S. flag would still be flown at half-staff on his inauguration day on Jan.