Following recent national tragedies, some viewers have asked about what is allowed when it comes to ordering American flags to fly at half-staff and whether a president can lower them for anyone.

Flags are flying at half-staff across the United States this week in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on November 3 at the age of 84. This week's tribute extends from federal ...

For several days, the US flag has been flying half-staff in New Jersey as the nation mourned the death of former vice president Dick Cheney, the "War on Terror" architect who turned President Donald ...

Flags across the United States have been flying at half-staff for almost two weeks after being lowered due to the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney on Nov. 4. Cheney, one of the most ...

MACON, Ga. — Flags were flown half-staff in Georgia and the U.S. on Thursday, Sept. 11 under orders of President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in observance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Title 4 of the U.S. Flag Code, Chapter 1, states, "The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water or merchandise" The White House has denied that the flag was ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later this month. It's an action put in place by President Joe Biden to honor the ...

On Nov. 16, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending a weekend at his Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. As usual, a press photographer was on scene to snap photos.