GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30-day mourning period

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will raise American flags at the California Capitol on Monday for a limited time during President-elect Trump’s inauguration, according to his office. The decision

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors around the country in directing U.S. flags be raised to full height on Inauguration Day.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey (R) has ordered that all flags be raised back to full staff during the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined a trio of Democrat governors and a slew of Republican governors in ordering flags to fly at full-staff for the inauguration of President-elect Trump.

Despite President Joe Biden’s former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day—a continuation of mourning after the death of former President Jimmy Carter—several Republicans have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff.

Billionaires, foreign leaders, Cabinet picks, governors and lawmakers have converged on the president-elect’s Palm Beach estate.

At least 30 governors have now ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined other U.S. governors in lowering flags for Carter, but her office did not respond when asked if she would follow California’s example and raise them for

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered to raise flags temporarily for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, despite the mourning period to honor Jimmy Carter.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has ordered flags to be raised on Monday for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, despite the 30-day mourning period for Jimmy Carter's death.