Flynn Nicholls is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is reporting on U.S. politics and society. Originally from New Zealand, Flynn joined Newsweek in 2024 and had previously ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.

Gavin Newsom is the most prominent Democratic governor directing that American flags in his state fly full-staff for Donald Trump’s second Inauguration Day, in what could be an attempt to cool ...

MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Maryland Governor Wes Moore issued a flag order Thursday to honor the life of Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins who died in the line of duty on Jan. 11. Higgins was a ...

Governor Wes Moore has directed that the Maryland flag be lowered to half-staff immediately. This honors Master Firefighter Christopher Higgins of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

I’m thinking of Tammy Nobles and her 20-year-old daughter, Kayla Hamilton. In 2022, Kayla, a Maryland resident, was brutally raped, strangled with a phone cord and murdered in Harford County by ...

Several Republican governors across the U.S. are ordering state flags, which are currently being flown at half-staff following President Jimmy Carter’s death, to be raised to acknowledge Preside ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has ordered flags at state buildings to be raised to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20. This comes despite the official ...

Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, President Joe Biden issued an order to fly American flags at half-staff for 30 days. But those 30 days include Inauguration Day, when ...

Languages: English. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson posted on social media that the flags at the Capitol will fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day, despite the order for them to be ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. flags at President-elect Donald Trump ‘s private Mar-a-Lago club are back to flying at full height. Flags are supposed to fly at half-staff through the end of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The U.S. flag is shown at the Mar-a-Lago compound in Palm Beach, Fla., while a U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols ...