A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

Only the U.S. president, a state governor or the mayor of Washington, D.C. can order flags to fly at half-staff. Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Coast Guard finds missing ...

The American flag would "for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast," said Trump. "Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it.

(Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags.) Matthew Ward is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He notes that the American flag is ...

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 ...

“Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it.” American flags at Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida were raised from half-staff Monday, The Associated Press reporte ...