On 14 January, less than a week before the ceremony, House Speaker Mike Johnson (a Republican ally of Trump) seemed to agree, declaring: “On January 20th, the flags at the Capitol will fly at ...

WASHINGTON — Very shortly after being sworn into his second presidential term, President Donald Trump signed an order to ensure flags on federal government grounds will fly at full-staff on ...

In honor of the incoming president, it turns out. Flags nationwide have been flying at half-staff since December 29, 2024, when President Jimmy Carter died “peacefully” in his Georgia home.

Why Will The Flag Fly At Full Staff? Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican, announced the decision to raise the flags in post on X, formerly Twitter. He stated that, "On January 20th ...

orders that all flags fly at half-staff for 30 days, or until Jan. 29. An American flag waves ahead of the presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, at the U.S. Capitol in ...

came to Trump’s aid, quashing any fear that his second inauguration would be marked by visuals of flags flying in mourning ... and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had noted ...

The “Make America Great Again” flag will fly above the Louisiana governor's ... Earlier this week, House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol to be raised to full height ...

On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that flags would fly at full-staff at the Capitol on the day of Trump’s inauguration and lowered back to half-staff the following day to ...

This comes in the midst of controversy over that fact that flags will be flying at half staff this coming Monday following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Despite the 30-day order from ...