Flags aren't scheduled to return to full-staff until next Wednesday — here's why they were in violation of a presidential proclamation on Monday.

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Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?

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The American flag will be flying at half-staff at Donald Trump is sworn into office on January 20.

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Why is the flag flying at Full-staff at Donald Trump's inauguration?

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) had vowed to raise flags at the United States Capitol building to full staff for Donald Trump's inauguration.However, the Wall Street Journal's Olivia Beavers brings word that this plan has hit a bit of a snag as "the cords are frozen" on the flagpoles due to cold t...

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Mike Johnson's plan to raise flags for Trump inauguration hits an early snag: report

At least one Massachusetts municipality will defy the governor’s order and tradition on Monday in raising their flags to full-staff to honor the inauguration of the 47th U.S. President. Flags are currently lowered in accordance with tradition following the death of former President Jimmy Carter in late December. According to proclamation, flags are scheduled to be down through January 28, and during President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on…

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Methuen joins Texas, California, and U.S. Capitol in raising flags to full-staff for Trump

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American Flags Raised to Full-Staff for Trump Inauguration Despite Jimmy Carter's Mourning Period

President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday, and will do so with flags at full-staff above the United States Capitol. Trump will be sworn in during a ceremony Monday, but for a time it appeared that flags would be at half-staff for the occasion. Instead, House Speaker Mike Johnson ordered flags at the Capitol to fly at full-staff for Inauguration Day, and governors in more than half of the 50 states have issued similar orders. Here’s…

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Why are flags at half-staff, and why some won’t be on Trump’s Inauguration Day

Video above: Carrie Underwood sings a cappella during President Donald Trump's inauguration after apparent technical issue. (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 presidential order issued out of respect for a former president who died? In honor of the incoming president, it turns out. Flags na…

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Flags ordered at half-staff until next week: Why were they at full-staff on Monday?

Video above: Carrie Underwood sings a cappella during President Donald Trump's inauguration after apparent technical issue. (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 presidential order issued out of respect for a former president who died? In honor of the incoming president, it turns out. 
	
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As Donald Trump is sworn in today as the 47th president of the United States, American flags will not fly at half-staff over the Capitol, as had been decided as a tribute... Trump Inauguration: Why flags will not fly at half-staff for Jimmy Carter - ΙΝΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

Καθώς θα ορκίζεται σήμερα ο Ντόναλντ Τραμπ ως ο 47ος πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών οι αμερικανικές σημαίες δεν θα κυματίζουν μεσίστιες πάνω από το Καπιτώλιο, όπως είχε αποφασιστεί ως φόρος…Ορκωμοσία Τραμπ: Γιατί δεν θα κυματίζουν μεσίστιες σημαίες για τον Τζίμι Κάρτερ - Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ

Ορκωμοσία Τραμπ: Γιατί δεν θα κυματίζουν μεσίστιες σημαίες για τον Τζίμι Κάρτερ

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Trump Inauguration: Why Flags Won't Be Flown at Half-Standing for Jimmy Carter

Video above: Carrie Underwood sings a cappella during President Donald Trump's inauguration after apparent technical issue. (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 presidential order issued out of respect for a former president who died? In honor of the incoming president, it turns out. 
	
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