It is amazing that the State Department’s “one flag” directive could be controversial. Even more amazing is how we got here ...

Just as importantly, have you noticed different shades of paint on the ... Even though the era of landlines is mostly behind us, orange flags are responsible for preserving our ability to connect ...

(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 ...

"Representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half‑staff over their embassies, legations, consular offices ...

Since the U.S. flag code states that no flag should fly higher than the American flag on the same pole or nearby, state flags get lowered during those periods, too. According to Biden's ...

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.