WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' order to fly flags at full staff for Donald Trump's inauguration during the mourning period for Jimmy Carter has been panned by the Miami Herald for prioritizing ...

Ethiopia's Afar and Oromia regions have been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The strongest, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck on 4 January. The US Geological ...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that the Make America Great Again (MAGA) flag will fly at the Governor’s Mansion as President-elect Trump is sworn into office in the nation's capital.

Several states that confirmed that flags will be raised on Inauguration Day, despite the mourning period following former President Jimmy Carter's death. Donald Trump will be sworn in as the ...

Eight state governors have now said they will fly flags at full-staff for Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, along with the Capitol at Washington D. C.—before the end of the mourning period for ...

Federal guidelines typically require flags to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days upon the death of a former president, but some states like Oklahoma have already moved past the mourning period for ...

U.S. flags on the National Mall fly at half-staff at daybreak on Dec. 30 with the U.S. Capitol in the background in honor of the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. Photo: J. David Ake/Getty ...

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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 ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state’s flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts ...