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The U.S. State Department has adopted a new policy under the Trump administration that effectively blocks U.S. embassies and outposts from flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, a report said ...

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 ...

(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 ...

American flags will fly at full height at the United States Capitol and across Texas in recognition of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Last week, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson ...

He added: “The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.” Governors around the country have followed suit, including in Texas ...

While the country’s flag code dictates flags remain lowered following a president’s death, the code is not mandatory. Governors in Iowa, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota ...

“The flags will be lowered back to half-staff the following day to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter,” he added. Republican governors around the country followed suit, such as GOP Texas ...

Other blue states with nationally recognized governors including Illinois, New Jersey and New York, appear to be keeping their flags half-staff. And plenty of red states from Texas to Florida will ...

Trump, weeks ago, fumed on social media that flags might be at half-staff during the ceremony. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas, along with other elected officials, cited a federal statute stating that ...

In the case of Carter's death that means flags will be lowered until sunset on Jan. 28, including on Inauguration Day. Governors in some states, such as Texas and Tennessee, have ordered flags be ...