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"half-staff" Definitions
  1. (of a flag) flown at the middle of the mast as a sign of respect for a person or people who have just died
"half-staff" Synonyms
half-mast semi
"half-staff" Antonyms
full-mast

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Flags at his presidential palace are flying at half staff.
Carney ordered the state's flags to be flown at half-staff.
The flag over the Capitol building remained at half-staff Monday.
Trump ordered flags at half-staff in honor of the victims.
US flags fly at half-staff over the US Capitol, Aug.
Larry Hogan of Maryland ordered all flags flown at half-staff.
He ordered that flags fly at half-staff in his memory.
Outside the center, the flags had been lowered to half-staff.
The French flag at the tournament was flown at half-staff.
A flag in front of Ethel's home flew at half-staff.
Greg Abbott ordered flags to fly half-staff following the shooting.
An American flag hung at half-staff on the front lawn.
Then, after criticism, it lowered it back down to half-staff.
Doug Ducey ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff.
An American flag at half-staff flapped in a stiff wind.
Flags in the country were lowered to half-staff on Friday.
Flags were flown at half-staff nationwide after the latest attack.
"The SHU flag has been lowered to half-staff in Caitlin's memory."
But Obama shouldn't just fly the flag at half-staff after Orlando.
Flags on public buildings are flying at half-staff for 30 days.
The American flag also flew at half-staff at the White House.
He ordered flag flown at half-staff through sunset of May 16.
The flag outside the U.S. Capitol remained at half staff throughout Monday.
Officials ordered flags at all gendarmeries to be flown at half-staff.
By sunrise, flags all over Havana had been lowered to half-staff.
Outside, somebody had taken care to lower the flags to half-staff.
LIVE: White House flag flies at half-staff on the 18th anniv.
John Carney ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in Floyd's honor.
Mr. Northam said state flags would fly at half-staff for 30 days.
Flags will be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
Greg Abbott has directed flags be lowered to half-staff today through Tuesday.
Trump has ordered US flags at federal facilities be flown at half-staff.
Flags are typically lowered to half-staff until a member of Congress's burial.
Larry Hogan ordered state flags to fly at half-staff in Hermond's honor.
The White House then re-lowered the flags to half staff that afternoon.
Flags are to be flown at half-staff until sunset on May 22.
Larry Hogan ordered state flags flown at half-staff in her honor. Mrs.
The document also calls on government agencies to display flags at half-staff.
He added that flags at the Capitol had been lowered to half-staff.
Another little-known regulation Hoellwarth highlighted as "one of my favorite ones" is the procedure for raising a flag to half-staff -- it must first be raised all the way up the flag pole, then lowered back down to half-staff.
Flags are flying at half-staff on public buildings across Britain until this evening.
President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff on federal property through sunset.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan ordered flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Colson.
President Obama called for flags to be lowered to half staff and Florida Gov.
He also ordered flags to half-staff at federal buildings and declared Wednesday, Dec.
Doug Ducey ordered the state's flags to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday.
Asa Hutchinson ordered the state flag to fly at half-staff in Stephen's honor.
Critics of Hampshire College's actions said flying the flag half-staff had partisan undertones.
The university's flag will be flown at half-staff to honor Maseko, Mabizela added.
Flags flew at half-staff across the country on a day of national mourning.
Rick Scott directed the state to lower its flags at half-staff until Monday.
President Sebastián Piñera of Chile ordered flags lowered to half-staff and declared Nov.
Greg Abbott called on flags to be flown half-staff from Saturday to Thursday.
She said that Trump had called her about flags being lowered to half-staff.
President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of the victims.
Later on Monday, the flags at the White House were returned to half-staff.
Flags at the White House and the Capitol Building were lowered to half-staff.
Trump ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff at public buildings and grounds.
He also ordered American flags to be lowered to half staff to honor the victims.
The Flathead National Forest office, where Treat had worked, lowered its flag at half staff.
Larry Hogan (R) ordered Maryland flags lowered flags to half-staff Friday through sunset Monday.
The banner could be seen flying half-staff from the balcony of Mayor Ed Lee.
The Afghan national flag will be flown at half-staff in Afghanistan and its missions.
Flags flew at half-staff in Rosario, and the city declared three days of mourning.
He ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the slain officer.
The NYSE also said the flag will fly at half-staff throughout the mourning period.
White House flag flying at half-staff in honor of El Pason & Dayton victims pic.twitter.
Trump issued a proclamation Tuesday ordering the flags be flown at half-staff through sunset.
Mike Pence ordered flags in Marion County to flag at half-staff in her honor.
Bach said flags at the IOC headquarters in Switzerland would be flown at half-staff.
Andrew M. Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio ordered flags to fly at half-staff today.
That prompted many Americans to lower flags to half-staff, a traditional gesture of honor.
Pelosi ordered the flags at the Capitol to half-staff Thursday morning in Cummings's honor.
However, in order to keep the White House flags at half-staff in honor of Sen.
Critics of Hampshire College's actions say flying the flag half-staff has partisan undertones, Lash said.
Back at the hotel, where the club was staying, an American flag flew at half-staff.
Doug Ducey ordered that flags in Arizona fly at half-staff in memory of Sen. McCain.
Trump ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days to honor Bush.
Abbott ordered flags in Texas lowered half-staff in memory of those killed in Friday's shooting.
Greg Abbott ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in memory of those who died.
The flags on the court's front plaza will be flown at half-staff for 30 days.
Larry Hogan (R) ordered Maryland state flags to be lowered to half-staff in Kamenetz's memory.
Davidson flew flags at half-staff in his memory on Friday, the town said on Facebook.
The president on Monday ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor her life.
Cuban State TV announced two days of mourning, during which flags will fly at half-staff.
Andrew M. Cuomo, Democrat of New York, ordered flags in the state lowered to half-staff.
Mr. Poletto ordered all flags in the city to fly at half-staff until the funeral.
Tony Evers ordered state and US flags lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims.
Mr. Fekl added that flags at police stations would be flown at half-staff in tribute.
Since Saturday evening, it had been positioned at half-staff to mark the death of Sen.
Rick Scott (R) ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff on Friday.
"Our Nation grieves," he said in a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half-staff.
President Donald Trump ordered Friday that flags fly at half-staff to honor former Democratic Rep.
He added that he would ask the National Assembly to fly the Quebec flag at half-staff.
On the rocky knolls that scatter the sprawling, low-rise city, American flags drooped at half-staff.
In memory of the fallen, I have directed that our great flag be flown at half-staff.
Larry Hogan ordered flags to fly at half-staff through Friday, the day of Caprio&aposs funeral.
Traditionally, such proclamations call for the flag to be flown at half-staff until after the funeral.
In both cases, Obama asked that flags remain at half-staff until the evening of their interment.
Mike Pence ordered flags be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of Koontz' funeral.
Hogan said US and state flags will fly at half-staff until Caprio is laid to rest.
Flags at the capitol will be flown at half-staff in his honor, the governor's office said.
Larry Hogan (R) ordered Maryland state flags to be flown at half-staff from Friday through Monday.
The flags are at half-staff again and will remain that way until McCain's burial this weekend.
Outside, protesters held their own ceremony, raising to half-staff a flag depicting a blackened, dying bauhinia.
The White House flag was lowered to half-staff on Saturday night in honor of Mr. McCain.
Other Christmas markets in the city were closed on Tuesday, and flags were lowered to half-staff.
In memory of the fallen, I have directed that our great flag be flown at half-staff.
FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF McClendon had a deep impact on Oklahoma City in the years he ran Chesapeake.
In honor of the slain deputy, flags at all California state buildings will fly at half-staff, Gov.
Doug Ducey ordered flags in the state to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday in his honor.
Flags across the country flew at half-staff after the prime minister declared three days of national mourning.
Flags fly at half-staff outside Apple headquarters following the death of Steve Jobs on October 5, 2011.
Vizcarra ordered flags flown at half staff and declared a three-day national period of mourning for Garcia.
Mike Pence ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of Koontz's funeral.
To commemorate her death, the national flag of Pakistan will also fly at half-staff across the country.
Trump last week momentarily balked at lowering the flag to half staff at federal facilities to honor McCain.
Larry Hogan (R) has ordered that his state's flags to be lowered to half-staff through sunset Monday.
The Balochistan government announced two days of mourning and ordered that the national flag fly at half-staff.
As the nation remembers John McCain, the flags at the White House are not at half staff. pic.twitter.
Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff throughout the state in honor of the victims.
The White House did lower flags to half-staff after the news of McCain's death from brain cancer.
Mr. Trump ordered flags to fly at half-staff, after returning to Washington from Illinois on Saturday night.
The White House and the U.S. Capitol lowered flags to half-staff on Thursday morning after Cummings' death.
Steve Bullock ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of McBeth, CNN affiliate WDAF reported.
John Hickenlooper ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings, according to this office.
Brian Kemp (R), who ordered all statewide buildings to lower their flags to half-staff in Walters's honor.
Trump had ordered the flags to be lowered at half-staff at the time of John Dingell's death.
Flags at the capitol were flown at half-staff to honor the victims and their families, Brown said.
In Alabama, flags will fly at half-staff until sundown Sunday in honor of the 23 people killed.
President Donald Trump condemned the violence and ordered flags flown at half-staff in honor of the victims.
When McCain died in 2018, Trump refused to lower the White House flag back to half-staff, even though it's become customary for presidents to sign a proclamation calling for the flag to remain at half-staff for members of congress until the day of interment, Business Insider's John Haltiwanger reported.
Flags on the court's plaza will be flown at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Justice Scalia.
The American flag is flying at half-staff at the White House as funeral plans are underway for Sen.
A day after the presidential election, the Massachusetts college sided with students who lowered the flag to half-staff.
New York City Mayor de Blasio ordered flags to fly at half-staff for five days in his honor.
Ige ordered Hawaii's state flag and the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Akaka.
The governor said US and Maryland flags would be at half staff when Houck is laid to rest. Sgt.
Andrew Cuomo ordered the flags of all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Lemm.
Statesboro Mayor Jan Moore ordered the flag over City Hall to be lowered to half-staff in his honor.
U.S. President Barack Obama ordered flags flown at half-staff in memory of the victims in the Belgium attacks.
The flags on the court's front plaza will also fly at half-staff for 85033 days in Scalia's honor.
It's not the first time this week local government leaders have refused to fly the flag at half-staff.
Gavin Newsom said flags at the state Capitol will be flown at half-staff in honor of Natalie Corona.
In his honor, President Trump issued a proclamation and ordered flags at federal buildings flown at half-staff Thursday.
But there were no public condolences or flags at half-staff to honor those who died in the plane.
Flags flew at half-staff in Iran and its embassies across the globe, concerts and sports events were cancelled.
Flags flew at half-staff in Iran and its embassies across the globe, concerts and sports events were canceled.
Trump also delayed the customary proclamation for flags to remain at half-staff longer than the two-day minimum.
A memorial was set up in front of police headquarters in Lawrenceville and flags there were at half-staff.
President Donald Trump called the massacre an "act of pure evil" and ordered flags to be flown at half staff.
House Speaker Ryan ordered the US Capitol flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of John Glenn's passing.
It was lowered again to half-staff, where it will stay until his funeral, which Mr Trump will not attend.
Governor Doug Ducey announced that flags in the state would be flown at half staff on Wednesday in his honor.
The flags on the court's front plaza will be flown at half-staff for 30 days, the court also said.
He declared the site an emergency area and ordered flags in the state to fly at half staff on Friday.
"In memory of the fallen, I have directed that our great flag be flown at half staff," the president added.
Saturday morning until midnight on Sunday, and that flags at public buildings and military installations would fly at half staff.
While the White House flag was lowered to half-staff, it was returned to the top of the flagpole Monday.
The flags at the White House were also raised from half-staff less than 48 hours after the senator's death.
President Obama has ordered the nation's flags to half-staff more than any other president, according to a Wednesday report.
Doug Ducey (R) tweeted that he ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff following news of McCain's death.
The American flag flies at half-staff in Washington in honor of Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at age 92.
Flags are flying at half-staff across our nation in mourning of the loss of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on June 8, according to a tweet from Virginia Capitol Police.
Shortly after Trump spoke, the White House released a proclamation ordering flags be flown at half-staff on federal buildings.
The American flag flew at half-staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters Friday to honor Martinez, DHS tweeted.
Whenever a mass shooting occurs, we lower the American flag on our building to half-staff for an extended period.
Cooper said he asked Alabama's governor to declare flags in the state be flown at half-staff in Watson's honor.
On the streets of Paris, French flags were dressed in black ribbons and European Union flags flew at half-staff.
Jerry Brown offered his condolences to the officers' families and ordered the state capitol flags to be flown at half-staff.
Flags at Toronto City Hall as well as at Fallon&aposs former high school, Malvern CI, were lowered to half-staff.
Flags on Capitol Hill will fly at half-staff to honor Cummings, per House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's orders, her spokesperson said.
Rick Scott directed U.S. and Florida state flags across the state to be flown at half-staff Sunday to mourn Kabir.
It is up to the president whether the flag should remain at half-staff for an extended period of time. Sens.
Declaring a national day of mourning, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani ordered flags in the nation to be flown at half-staff.
Scott Walker ordered that the Wisconsin and U.S. flags be flown at half-staff throughout the state until Michalski is buried.
The funeral will be televised on 3 networks and flags will fly at half-staff -- Rene was Canadian and well-respected.
USA Today on Wednesday said Obama has spent nearly 6 percent of his presidency under a flag lowered to half-staff.
In a proclamation, Trump said public buildings and military bases should fly their flags at half-staff until sunset next Tuesday.
President Trump ordered flags at half-staff for 30 days and, in a proclamation, declared Wednesday a national day of mourning.
When Jobs died in October 2011, Cook had the flags of the Apple campus flown at half staff in his memory.
All activities and public performances will stop, and the flag will be flown at half-staff in public and military establishments.
President Obama, visibly shaken, made a brief statement following Sunday's deadly shooting as the White House lowered flags to half-staff.
Jerry Brown expressed his condolences to Rosa's family and the state Capitol flags were flown at half staff in his honor.
Trump also delayed issuing the customary proclamation for flags to remain at half-staff for longer than the two-day minimum.
President Martin Vizcarra, who Garcia had accused of trying to silence him, ordered Peru's flags to be flown at half staff.
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said that the country's flag would fly at half-staff for a week starting on Monday.
Flags across Greece were flying at half-staff after the prime minister declared three days of national mourning for the victims.
Flags throughout South Carolina were lowered to half-staff to honor the officers shot in Florence, according to South Carolina Gov.
John McCain "despite our differences on policy and politics," and signed an order to fly the U.S. flag at half staff.
Later Monday, the President announced he had signed a proclamation to fly the US flag at half-staff until McCain's interment.
Jerry Brown, offering his condolences to the officers' families, ordered the flags at the state capitol to be flown at half-staff.
Daniel Inouye died in 2012, Obama asked in both cases that flags remain at half-staff until the evening of their interment.
Clocks chimed and emergency service workers stood with heads bowed as public buildings continued with flying flags at half-staff on Tuesday.
Late Saturday, Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at federal buildings in "solemn respect" for the synagogue shooting victims.
He ordered flags lowered to half-staff in a national gesture of mourning and said he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Shimon Peres Fast Facts Only infrequently has the US flag been flown at half-staff to mark the death of foreign dignitaries.
And on Wednesday, Obama ordered flags on federal grounds and buildings flown at half-staff, a rare honor for a foreign leader.
Meanwhile, an American flag is flying at half-staff on Epstein's private island -- Little St. James Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Brian Sandoval (R) ordered flags across the state to fly at half-staff and encouraged all Nevadans to wear Vegas Strong clothing.
Multiple reporters noted on social media that the flags were flying at half staff once again as of roughly 22019:45 p.m.
Doug Ducey (R) ordered all flags to be lowered to half-staff and Trump ordered the same for the White House flags.
"The flag is flying at half staff at WH after deaths of reporters and Trump is tweeting about 'fake news,'" Acosta tweeted.
But presidents routinely keep the flag at half-staff until the funeral, a tradition Trump decided to follow in his Monday proclamation.
Trump has also ordered that flags on federal buildings be flown at half-staff until sundown Friday, in honor of the victims.
Flags flew at half-staff at U.S. embassies and in the capital, and messages of condolence flooded in from around the world.
Per the flag code, the same procedure is to be repeated in reverse when taking down a flag flying at half-staff.
Traditionally, when a sitting lawmaker dies, a presidential proclamation orders the flags lowered to half staff until the day of the burial.
On the flagpole behind the wall at center field at Jim Kethan Field, the American and Texas flags were at half-staff.
As bells tolled, choirs sang and flags flew at half-staff on Wednesday, the nation solemnly said goodbye to the 41st president.
Mr. Trump has directed national flags to be displayed at half-staff for 30 days beginning on the day Mr. Bush died.
About a mile from the high school, a large American flag flew at half-staff over a Ponderosa Steakhouse on Tuesday night.
The governor has ordered flags in the state's capitol to fly at half staff in tribute to the victims and their families.
The flags at the White House and U.S. Capitol were lowered to half-staff on Thursday morning to honor the late Rep.
Wednesday was reportedly declared an official day of mourning by the Albanian government, and all flags were to fly at half-staff.
Niger's flag will also be flown at half-staff throughout the territory as the country mourns the troops killed in the raid.
After news broke of his death, Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered the flags at the US Capitol to be flown at half-staff.
When New Yorkers voted on Election Day, flags were flying at half-staff on government buildings across the state in his honor.
Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley thanked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for ordering U.S. flags on federal property to be flown at half-staff.
Flags fly at half-staff as officials investigate the scene of a shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Nov.
Declaring a national day of mourning Saturday evening, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani ordered flags in the nation to be flown at half-staff.
The fire department's flag is flying at half-staff, and the department has changed its Facebook profile image to a portrait of Rigsby.
Trump endured criticism last week after he waited to issue a proclamation recognizing McCain's death and ordering flags be lowered to half-staff.
Today, city flags are flying at half-staff, and City Hall will be lit up in the gay-pride colors of the rainbow.
Flags in the city — which is near Floral, the small unincorporated town where Howe was born — were flying at half-staff on Friday.
The White House briefly lowered its flags to half-staff before returning them to full staff less than 48 hours after McCain's death.
"We got the flags out," Rice told the Northwest Florida Daily News as wind whipped a massive U.S. flag flying at half-staff.
Flags will fly at half-staff for 30 days, and he urged the public to refrain from holding any celebrations during that period.
Flags were flown at half staff in Louisville, Kentucky, where Ali's modest childhood home on Grand Avenue has been turned into a museum.
And the presidential proclamation that would require flags on federal buildings lowered to half-staff was sent almost two days after McCain's death.
Edwards ordered flags in Louisiana to be flown at half-staff from Sunday to the date of her funeral on Saturday, August 24.
The flag over the USS Arizona Memorial will be flown at half staff in honor of his life and service, the statement said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican, said flags would be lowered to half-staff at the Capitol building to mark his death.
Sunday, the state's flags will fly at half-staff until sundown to honor the victims, who ranged in age from 6 to 89.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday ordered the flags at the US Capitol to be flown at half-staff in honor of Dingell.
"Public activities and events will be suspended, and national flags will fly at half-staff in public buildings and military installations," Granma reported.
Henry McMaster tweeted he will be ordering flags be flown at half-staff beginning at dawn o until the day of Turner's internment.
He quoted Scripture; ordered flags lowered to half-staff at public buildings; and pledged to work on improving the nation's mental health system.
The White House ordered its flag back to full staff after it flew at half staff for about a day after the senator's death.
Indeed, the ordering of flags at half-staff has become somewhat of a mournful tradition after American mass murder — though not without its objections.
He also said that United States flags would be flown at half-staff at the White House and across the country for 30 days.
"It is time to say enough is enough," the Conservative leader said outside her Downing Street office, where British flags flew at half-staff.
In the days afterward, memorials dotted the community, and the state's governor ordered flags in Marion County flown at half-staff in her honor.
"Violence can never be allowed to disrupt the democratic process," May said outside her Downing Street office, where British flags flew at half-staff.
The president issued a proclamation later Monday afternoon expressing "respect" for McCain's service and ordered flags to be lowered once again to half-staff.
In Seattle, the rainbow-colored Pride flag, for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, on the Space Needle was lowered to half-staff.
The president later issued a proclamation Monday afternoon expressing "respect" for McCain's service and ordered flags to be lowered once again to half-staff.
Flags at the U.S. Capitol remained at half-staff on Monday, and some Republicans have urged Trump to lower the White House flags again.
The governor has ordered flags at the state Capitol in Sacramento to fly at half-staff in tribute to the victims and their families.
In Rosario, a minute of silence was observed at the high school, and the light-blue and white Argentina flag was flown at half-staff.
Later in the day, however, Trump released a statement that the White House would, in fact, fly the flag at half-staff until McCain's interment.
He also orders the American flag be lowered to half-staff at the White House and all other government buildings until sunset on June 16.
John Kasich issued a proclamation that U.S. and state flags would be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds across the state.
" In a strongly-worded Facebook post, Johnson said, "I am sitting in my living room looking outside at my American Flag -- flying at half staff.
The administration lowered the American flag over the White House to half-staff when McCain died on a Saturday, but then raised it by Monday.
Trump later ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until McCain's burial on Sunday and issued a statement expressing "respect" for the late senator.
The president stoked controversy even in the days after McCain's death when he waited to lower flags to half-staff and offer an official statement.
MORE's (R-Ariz.) public service and ordered flags to fly at half-staff following a widespread criticism of his response to the Senate icon's passing.
President Obama on Monday ordered flags to fly at half-staff to honor former first lady Nancy Reagan, who died this past Sunday at 94.
Larry Hogan of Maryland said in a statement on Facebook that flags in the state would fly at half-staff in honor of Officer Colson.
The flags around the village hung at half-staff and oak trees around the neighborhoods of two-story detached homes were wrapped with purple ribbons.
He also said in an email to staff that flags at United Nations offices would fly at half-staff on Monday to honor the victims.
And Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission, ordered flags at the European Union to be lowered to half-staff in Mr. Kohl's honor.
He ordered a period of national mourning and all flags to fly at half-staff until a state funeral is held at a later date.
He is apparently hanging his entire claim of "A+ treatment" of Dingell's passing on the fact that he ordered flag to fly at half-staff.
The flags outside the building were raised from half-staff less than 48 hours after the senator died, prompting pushback from lawmakers and veterans' groups.
Trump accused her of ingratitude in her impeachment vote, after he had called for flags to be flown at half-staff following her husband's death.
Phil Murphy ordered flags be flown at half-staff at all state buildings through December 20 in recognition of Seals and the three other victims.
President Obama has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until Friday to honor the police officers shot and killed over the weekend in Baton Rouge, La.  American flags at the White House, public buildings around the country, and military and diplomatic posts around the world will fly at half-staff until sunset on July 22, according to a presidential proclamation issued Monday.
There are some rules for flying flags at half-staff, but they're long and convoluted and this story is about July 4, so let's skip those.
The White House lowered its flags to half-staff on Saturday night and had raised them to full-staff by Monday morning, according to the Post.
The Pentagon's flag was also returned to normal with defense officials saying they could not return it to half-staff unless the president issued a proclamation.
The American flag in center field flew at half-staff as sets of fans in the left and right field bleachers unfurled flags of their own.
Thomas: That day, as I walked out the main front doors there was this amazing sky, but in the foreground were flags set at half-staff.
Cuomo called him the "gold standard of prosecutors" and directed flags on state government buildings to be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday until his internment.
Trump, who frequently mocked McCain, even into his final weeks, lowered the White House flags to half-staff on Saturday following the news of McCain's death.
Shortly after he spoke, Mr. Obama ordered that flags at the White House and other federal sites around the world be lowered to half-staff. Again.
Trump endured criticism last week after he waited nearly 48 hours to issue a proclamation recognizing McCain's death and ordering flags be lowered to half-staff.
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. flags be flown at half-staff on federal property in honor of five newspaper journalists slain in Maryland's capital.
Trump also ordered flags to fly at half-staff after being criticized when he returned them to full staff less than 48 hours after McCain's death.
Meanwhile, the flag over the White House, which had flown at half-staff since McCain's death Saturday night, was returned to full-staff on Monday morning.
After a day's worth of incoming negative attention, the White House moved the flag back to half-staff and released an official statement on McCain's death.
The president's response was to stall on issuing any proclamation of praise, or ordering flags to be flown at half-staff to commemorate the senator's death.
That town, Kennebunkport, Me., lowered its flags to half-staff on Saturday to honor the death of its most famous summer resident, former President George Bush.
And he ordered the White House flag to fly at half-staff for the week only after pressure from his staff, Republican lawmakers and veterans groups.
President Obama on Friday ordered flags to be flown at half staff until Tuesday in honor of those killed in the terrorist attack in Nice, France.
The flag over Parliament in Ottawa was lowered to half-staff, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to get to the bottom of the disaster.
The president also ordered flags at the White House and on federal government buildings around the world to be lowered to half-staff out of respect.
Trump, 72, reacted to the news that night in a two-sentence tweet and also lowered White House flags to half-staff to honor the late senator.
Jerry Brown ordered flags at the California Capitol to be flown at half-staff to honor "a man who dedicated his life to protecting his fellow Californians."
Funeral prayers were held for Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi on Wednesday as the emirate announced three days of mourning, with flags flying at half staff.
Adults and children sporting baseball and soccer uniforms from across the city lit candles at the baseball diamond where the American flag was flying at half staff.
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday a day of mourning, and issued a proclamation that all flags should fly at half-staff for 30 days in Bush's honor.
President Donald Trump will now lower flags to half-staff in honor of the five people killed in the Capital Gazette shooting in Annapolis, Maryland, last week.
The opening ceremony was hastily dedicated to him, with the Canadian and Olympic flags raised only to half-staff and a moment of silence in his honor.
The White House lowered its flags to half-staff on Saturday night and had raised them to full-staff by Monday morning, according to The Washington Post.
He ordered that American flags flown at the White House, all public buildings and grounds, and military posts be flown at half-staff through sunset on Thursday.
Obama ordered flags at the White House and all federal buildings to be flown at half staff until sunset Friday in honor of the former first lady.
Several reporters arriving at the White House early Monday noted that the flags were at half staff for less than 22019 hours following the Senate giant's death.
Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered on Tuesday that the city and state flags be flown at half-staff in Dr. Brown's honor until July 9 at sunset.
President Obama ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Friday after a deadly shooting the previous night in Dallas killed five police officers and injured seven.
Flags in Holyoke, a city of 40,000 around 90 miles west of Boston, were lowered to half-staff on Tuesday in honor of the veterans who died.
In what has started to feel like a Canadian ritual, flags were lowered to half-staff, tributes flooded in on social media and mourners created makeshift memorials.
The State Police and the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident; the flag at the local ambulance company was flying at half-staff on Sunday.
King Abdullah II canceled a scheduled visit to Bahrain and the Royal Court ordered the Jordanian flag to fly at half-staff for three days of mourning.
A day earlier, Bevin ordered the state flag lowered to half-staff until sunset Tuesday, a week after two students died in the Marshall County High shooting.
U.S. flags in Annapolis, Maryland, and elsewhere are at half-staff to honor the five employees of the Capital-Gazette newspaper who were shot to death last week.
Shortly after that, the White House lowered its flag again, and Trump issued a proclamation declaring flags are to be flown at half-staff until McCain's burial Saturday.
The Office of the President on Sunday announced the nation is in three days of mourning, with the national flag lowered at half-staff to honor those killed.
There's been a lot of focus on this today, but the White House flag is now at half staff, after being fully raised earlier in the day. pic.twitter.
Ricardo Roselló declared nine days of mourning for the crew, during which flags in the territory will fly at half-staff, according to a statement from his office.
The president was discussing how he gave the former congressman "A-plus treatment" after he died by lowering the flags to half-staff and how his wife, Rep.
World leaders react Australian Prime Minister Morrison said he has asked for flags to be flown at half-staff out of respect for those killed in the attack.
Hampshire College's flying the US flag half-staff was intended to "create the space for meaningful and respectful dialogue across the many perspectives represented in our community," says Lash.
In a presidential proclamation, Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
His former boarding school, Hebron Academy in Maine, also paid tribute with a message on Facebook and explained that they flew their flag at half staff in his honor.
The US Embassy in Havana is one of the few diplomatic missions in the Cuban capital that has not lowered its flag to half-staff to mark Castro's death.
In a presidential proclamation, Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
The president on Monday ordered flags flown at half-staff in Reagan's honor and said he is grateful for her "warm and generous advice" to him and his family.
I suggest that we who feel that nothing is being done about gun control and the mass killing of innocent people leave our flags at half-staff in protest.
He also ordered the flag to be flown at half-staff at the White House and other public buildings — after pressure from his own staff, veterans groups and lawmakers.
El Paso, Texas (CNN)The Texas and American flags at the MacArthur School in El Paso, Texas, fluttered at half-staff, signaling a state and a nation in mourning.
Tony Evers ordered state and US flags lowered to half-staff Thursday "in honor of the victims of the mass shooting at the Molson Coors campus," his office said.
Over the last week, Trump reacted to comparisons between him and McCain by offering lukewarm tributes and only belatedly lowering the flag over the White House to half-staff.
Facing bipartisan pressure from lawmakers and veterans groups, Trump signed a proclamation that afternoon ordering flags nationwide to be flown at half-staff and issued a short laudatory statement.
He also offered condolences on Twitter hours after the massacre took place on Wednesday and issued a statement ordering flags to be lowered to half-staff on Thursday morning.
The White House initially lowered its U.S. flag to half-staff on Saturday, raised it back up, and on Monday lowered it again in an unusual break with protocol.
After public pressure, Trump said in a statement on Monday that the flag would return to half-staff and announced that Vice President Mike Pence will speak at McCain's funeral.
Further insult from the administration came early Monday morning as the White House flag was returned to full-staff after it had been at half-staff to honor Sen. McCain.
President Barack Obama ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff in the wake of the shooting, and the Orlando Eye will be lit up in rainbow colors tonight.
ET. In a presidential proclamation, Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
ET. In a presidential proclamation, Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
ET. In a presidential proclamation, Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
For Hampshire College, flying the US flag half-staff was intended to "create the space for meaningful and respectful dialogue across the many perspectives represented in our community," said Lash.
Swedes flew flags at half-staff Saturday to commemorate the four people killed and 15 wounded when the hijacked truck plowed into a crowd of shoppers Friday afternoon in Stockholm.
MORE (R-Ariz.), including a decision to not immediately order the White House flag to remain at half-staff for the former Vietnam prisoner of war and GOP presidential nominee.
Flags will be lowered to half-staff, the names of the victims will be read aloud and, as evening falls, the tower will be completely darkened in tribute to them.
Ralph Northam (D) on Saturday ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor victims of the shooting in Virginia Beach on Friday in which 12 people were killed.
On Saturday evening, the White House flag had been positioned at half-staff to mark the death of McCain, the former Vietnam prisoner of war and onetime Republican presidential nominee.
Later in the day, Trump issued an order for the flags at the White House to hang at half-staff until McCain's burial at the Naval Academy on Sunday. 2.
Trump had faced criticism for failing to issue a laudatory statement about McCain after his death and waffling over whether to keep flags at half-staff days after McCain died.
After midnight on Sunday evening, the flag above the White House was raised back to full staff after having been at half-staff since Saturday night to mark McCain's death.
While Trump did order flags to fly at half-staff, Dingell did not lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, which the president suggested he arranged for the late veteran.
Trump said the American flag would fly at half-staff and that he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with families of the victims and law enforcement officials.
Later, on Monday, Trump released a full statement announcing that the White House flag would return to half-staff after previously going to full-staff just two days after McCain's death.
Flags across the country and at certain American outposts around the world are being flown at half-staff, too, after Mr. Obama ordered them lowered on Saturday until the justice's interment.
Ralph Northam ordered all Virginia flags to be lowered to half-staff across the state until sunset on June 8 in memory of the victims, according to the Virginia Capitol Police.
Flags at the Washington Monument fly at half staff to honor those killed in last weekend's shootings at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, in Washington, DC, U.S. June 13, 2016.
Obama ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff Sunday following the mass shooting at Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday that left 49 dead and 53 injured.
Daniel Inouye died in 2012, Obama asked in both cases that flags remain at half-staff "until sunset on the day of his interment," which has not yet arrived for Sen.
He issued a proclamation ordering that the U.S. flag fly at half-staff throughout the country to honor a man who had become something of a mentor to the American president.
Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered all state flags to fly at half-staff effective immediately, according to a joint news release from the senator's family, the governor's office and the Navajo Nation.
Flags flew at half-staff across Florida as Johnson's remains were transported early Saturday afternoon for burial following the closed-door service at Christ the Rock Community Church in Cooper City.
Trump said he ordered flags on federal buildings to be flown at half-staff and added that he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday to meet with first responders and victims.
He has repeatedly brought up the late senator's "no" vote on a skinny repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and he waited to lower flags to half-staff following McCain's death.
President Trump ordered flags at the White House and all public buildings and grounds to be flown at half-staff to pay respect to the victims of the Las Vegas shootings.
The Iranian flag was lowered to half-staff in the Paralympic Village and at Riocentro, where Iran will play Bosnia and Herzegovina for the gold medal in sitting volleyball on Sunday.
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump ordered American flags to be lowered to half-staff through Tuesday to honor of the victims of last week's deadly shooting at an Annapolis, Maryland, newspaper.
Having lowered our flag to half-staff 67 times in his presidency, the president has to reach deeply into the souls of Americans at a time of internal and external discord.
President Trump has ordered flags that flags across the country be flown at half-staff on Tuesday in honor of the five victims killed in the Capital Gazette shooting last week.
The federal government announced a day of mourning after the latest blast, with national flags at half-staff in all government buildings in Baluchistan, where two days of mourning were decreed.
Speaking at the White House, President Trump called the shooting "an act of pure evil," ordered flags flown at half-staff, and said he would travel to Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo declared three days of mourning and ordered the country's flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Osman, the presidency said in a statement.
The flag was later lowered to half-staff — and by late afternoon the White House released a statement that Trump had signed a proclamation to keep them there until McCain's burial.
Fairly striking image -- all of the flags surrounding the Washington Monument are at half-staff, though the flag atop the White House was raised to full staff just after midnight. pic.twitter.
A few miles north, at East Hampton Point Marina, a harbor property owned by the Krupinskis, a flag flew at half-staff alongside the patio of a new tenant, Moby's restaurant.
The script following these shootings is too familiar — flags at half-staff, hollow words of sympathy — but what chills me is the relatively calm eloquence of the survivors speaking to reporters.
In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that flags at all city buildings would fly at half-staff from Saturday until Sergeant Tuozzolo's burial, which had not yet been scheduled.
The first sign that something is amiss at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island comes before even stepping inside: The Bahamian flag perched on the roof is flying at half-staff.
When Marquez died at age 87 in 2014, Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos declared three days of national mourning, and ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff across the country.
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo extended condolences on behalf of the entire nation and said the Ghanaian flag would fly at half staff across the country for a week, starting Monday.
Earlier this week, the American flag atop the White House that had been at half-staff was raised back up, then lowered again after Trump drew fire from Congress and veterans.
ET. In a presidential proclamation, President Donald Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
ET. In a presidential proclamation, President Donald Trump declared that Wednesday would be dedicated to Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
The school decided to raise the flag to full staff Friday, after it was first lowered to half staff and then removed from campus as emotions ran high after the presidential election.
The White House on Monday afternoon re-lowered its flags to half staff after drawing significant backlash for returning them to full staff less than 6900 hours after the death of Sen.
The US Capitol dome is the backdrop for a column of American flags standing at half-staff as the sun rises at the foot of the Washington Monument on the National Mall.
We have heard from many on our campus as well as from neighbors in the region that, by flying the flag at half-staff, we are actually causing hurt, distress and insult.
Finally, under pressure from veterans and members of Congress, Trump said in a statement later on Monday that he respected McCain's service to the nation and had ordered flags to half-staff.
Even a supporter of ZANU-PF, Mr. Mugabe's political party, on his way to party headquarters — where the national flag was flying at half-staff — was far from effusive in his comments.
Defense Department guidelines call for flags to be flown at half-staff "from the day of death through the following day" in the event a US senator or member of Congress dies.
But under pressure from military veterans and members of Congress, Trump finally issued a statement on Monday saying he respected McCain's service to the country and had ordered flags to half-staff.
For example, Anonymous said the key event that turned him or her against Trump was when the president initially didn't order the American flag to be lowered to half-staff after Sen.
Washington (CNN)Officials in an Alabama county refused to lower flags to half-staff to honor the victims of the Orlando mass shooting this week even after President Barack Obama and Alabama Gov.
Daniel Inouye died in 2012, former President Obama asked in both cases that flags remain at half-staff "until sunset on the day of his interment," which has not yet arrived for Sen.
He has also repeatedly brought up the late-senator's "no" vote on a 2017 bill repealing the Affordable Care Act, and later delayed officially ordering flags lowered to half-staff following McCain's death.
An Alabama county is refusing to lower its flags to half-staff in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting last weekend despite orders to do so from both President Obama and Gov.
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump late Tuesday ordered flags lowered to half-staff through Saturday night in memory of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died earlier Tuesday at the age of 92.
At around midnight on Friday, after flags had been lowered to half-staff, dozens of people, many of them students, gathered around a fountain outside the presidential library for a hastily arranged vigil.
Flags are flying at half-staff above federal buildings across the globe, and there were firefighters in dress blues on the morning commute, heading to ground zero to pay their respects, to grieve.
Ivey signed a disaster assistance agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and has ordered flags to fly at half staff until sundown Sunday in honor of those who died in the tornadoes.
Later on Monday, Trump released a full statement on announcing that the White House flag would return to half-staff and that Vice President Mike Pence will represent his administration at McCain's funeral services.
Amid this political turmoil he is traveling to Havana for the funeral service of Fidel Castro, and has ordered the country's flags to be flown at half-staff to mark the Cuban leader's passing.
According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, "the flag is to be flown at half-staff … on the day and day after the death of a United States senator, representative," or other leaders.
In Seattle, a rainbow flag flew at half-staff on the Space Needle, while the One World Trade Center in New York was among a number of U.S. buildings lit up in rainbow colors.
Peter Shumlin ordered flags lowered to half-staff through Thursday for Eli Brookens, 16, of Waterbury, Mary Harris and Cyrus Zschau, both 16, of Moretown, Lim Hale and Janie Cozzi, both 15, from Fayston.
The flag at the Pentagon also was returned to normal, with defense officials saying they could not return it to half-staff in mourning for the Vietnam veteran unless the president issued a proclamation.
Shortly after the veterans groups issued statements denouncing Trump, the White House lowered its flag again, and Trump issued a proclamation declaring flags are to be flown at half-staff until McCain's burial Saturday.
According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, "the flag is to be flown at half-staff … on the day and day after the death of a United States senator, representative," or other leaders.
Daniel Inouye died in 2012, former President Barack Obama asked in both cases that flags remain at half-staff "until sunset on the day of his interment," which has not yet arrived for Sen.
Some federal buildings in Washington kept their flags at half-staff on Monday morning, while others — including flags at the Washington Monument, which stands behind the White House — were raised, The Washington Post reported.
In New York, police officers gathered at the Midtown North Precinct, where flags were lowered to half-staff and names were read of colleagues who were lost rushing into buildings trying to save lives.
The smoke that had the American flag, the yellow New Jersey state flag and the black POW-MIA flag flying at half-staff in the breeze above the north side of the empty stadium.
Rick Scott ordered government flags flown at half-staff through Monday in honor of victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a public school of some 3,000 students outside Boca Raton.
Trump also said he has signed a proclamation to fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until McCain's final resting service, which will be held Sunday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
For Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, thousands paid tribute to the veterans who fought and died, flags across the nation flew at half-staff, and segments of the armed forces held a moment of silence.
Sinosphere BEIJING — The Stars and Stripes at half-staff at the United States Embassy in Beijing on Monday was not the only sign here of the death of Antonin Scalia, the American Supreme Court justice.
McCain's family announced that he would be stopping treatment for his condition, Trump did not comment, and now Trump is facing criticism for not keeping White House flags at half-staff for the Arizona Republican.
He also called the shooting a wicked act of pure evil, called on Americans to rise above hate, and ordered U.S. flags at the White House and public buildings to be flown at half-staff.
In Washington, flags would fly at half staff for them, an abstract list of names and ages that somehow corresponded to the very real faces and smiles and humans that my community was suddenly missing.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that all flags flying in Canadian federal buildings and offices in the U.S. will be lowered to half-staff on Wednesday to honor former President George H.W. Bush.
BRANSON, Mo. – Flags flew at half-staff Saturday at several hotels, motels and inns along the way to Table Rock Lake in Missouri to honor the 17 lives lost after Thursday's grisly duck boat accident.
It seems to me, much as in the Groundhog Day example you cite, that no sooner do I raise the flag than I am right back on the roof again, lowering it to half-staff.
At the Engine 46, Ladder 27 firehouse on Washington Avenue and the Cross Bronx Expressway in the Claremont section of the Bronx on Tuesday, an American flag waved at half-staff under a gray sky.
The American flag atop the White House was initially raised to full-staff in the wake of McCain's death before being returned to half-staff in McCain's honor only after the slight stirred bipartisan criticism.
McCain had made clear he did not want Trump to attend his funeral services, and Trump had to be urged by aides to make a statement honor McCain and reordering the flags at half staff.
The flag atop the White House was initially lowered to half-staff following McCain's death on Saturday, but was re-raised Monday morning, even as many flags around Washington, including at the Capitol, remained lowered.
While the flag on the White House was lowered to half-staff Sunday, it was back at full staff Monday morning — even though it's traditional for the flag to remain lowered until the day of interment.
In Washington, President Barack Obama ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff at the White House, public buildings, military posts and other facilities as a mark of respect, the White House said on Monday.
National flags flew at half-staff on many foreign diplomatic buildings on Washington's "Embassy Row," past which Bush's coffin will be transported on its way to the Washington National Cathedral for a memorial service on Wednesday.
Flags in Texas and in many other parts of the United States flew at half-staff on Friday to mourn the victims of the fourth-deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. public school in modern history.
"Traditionally, the death of a sitting United States senator would be met with a presidential proclamation and flags flying at half-staff throughout the country until the funeral of the deceased," AMVETS said in a statement.
" Flags at state Capitol to fly at half-staff President Donald Trump tweeted: "We are deeply saddened by the tragic situation in Yountville and mourn the loss of three incredible women who cared for our Veterans.
The premier of the state of New South Wales (NSW) ordered flags to be flown at half staff on Friday as a mark of respect for the three victims, whose names have yet to be released.
The White House once again lowered its flag on Monday afternoon, shortly before Trump ordered flags across the nation flown at half-staff "as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service" for McCain.
Alcohol sales were suspended, flags flew at half-staff and shows and concerts were canceled after his younger brother and successor, President Raul Castro, told the country on Friday that Fidel had died at 10:29 p.m.
Flying the flag at half-staff "was meant as an expression of grief over the violent deaths being suffered in this country and globally, including the many U.S. service members who have lost their lives," Lash said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the fallen battalion chief, Michael J. Fahy, a 17-year veteran of the Fire Department who was the father of three young children.
The flag was immediately replaced, and the college's board of trustees voted to continue to fly it at half-staff, "to mourn deaths from violence in the U.S. and around the world," it said in an email.
FLAGS FLY AT HALF-STAFF IN MISSOURI AS 'TOWN OF TEARS' MOURNS 17 LOST IN DUCK BOAT ACCIDENT Weener said that they had recovered surveillance footage from neighboring boats, and that divers had recovered the boat's recorder.
President Trump issued a statement Monday saying he "respect[s] Senator John McCain's service to our country" and has ordered the White House to fly its flag at half-staff until the day of the senator's interment.
Andrew M. Cuomo ordered flags on all state government buildings flown at half-staff on Monday in honor of Sergeant Briggs, Captain O'Keeffe and the New York City firefighters, Lt. Christopher J. Raguso and Christopher Tripp Zanetis.
John Kasich, who is from Westerville, pledged his support for the town and its police department and ordered that US and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds throughout the state.
Mike DeWine has ordered that all US and state flags be lowered to half-staff on public buildings and grounds in Montgomery County, and at several state facilities in Columbus, according to a release from DeWine's office.
I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half‑staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday ordered flags at the White House and other U.S. government buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor victims of the attack in Nice, France, the White House said.
When it came, the punishment by Edinson Cavani, it was as if the air had been sucked from the stadium, as if thousands had been awaked from a dream; voices were muffled, flags fell to half-staff.
The memorial tributes followed a few days of confusion at the White House over whether American flags at U.S. government buildings would be flown at half-staff, in the traditional gesture for prominent political figures who die.
Kate Brown has ordered all flags at public institutions in the state to be flown at half-staff to honor Goodding this Friday, when a memorial service will be held at the Seaside Convention Center at 1 p.m.
Take action: According to the Memorial Day Foundation, there are specific customs for paying respect to fallen service members on Memorial Day: Flying the US flag at half-staff until noonObserving a moment of silence at 3 p.m.
Through most of Monday, confusion reigned across the federal government, with flags flying at half-staff over the U.S. Capitol and at hundreds of national parks, but at full-staff over the Pentagon and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Flying the flag at half-staff "was meant as an expression of grief over the violent deaths being suffered in this country and globally, including the many U.S. service members who have lost their lives," President Jonathan Lash said.
I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
Trump has lowered flags to half-staff after other mass shootings, including the recent rampage in Santa Fe, Texas, that left 10 people dead and the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida in which 17 students and teachers were murdered.
The response came after the White House ordered its flag hoisted back to full staff around midnight Sunday after flying at half-staff for about a day as a brief tribute to McCain, who died Saturday from brain cancer.
More than 300 mourners, many of them carrying candles, walked slowly through the streets of Annapolis, the state capital, near the capitol dome, which was lit up, its flags flown at half staff in honor of the shooting victims.
For a month, U.S. flags will be at half staff in tribute to the nation's 41st president, a leader who revered public service and got teary eyed when speaking about his love for his family and for his country.
In Italy, where Fiat was synonymous with the country's postwar economic boom for decades, lawmakers from across the political spectrum paid tribute to Mr. Marchionne on Wednesday, and flags flew at half-staff at Fiat Chrysler's offices in Turin.
Flags were flown at half-staff at state government buildings, and the Empire State Building went dark last night, save for a rotating orange halo, in sympathy for the victims of the attack and to highlight gun violence awareness.
Even on Monday, he was showing his temperament and unpredictability, sulking over the tributes to John McCain, refusing to say the senator's name, but then relenting and allowing the White House flag to be flown again at half-staff.
Images of the White House flag at full-staff while other flags on the National Mall continued to fly at half-staff were circulated Monday morning, a scene critics called a stark visual representation of Trump's antipathy toward McCain.
Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset Monday, saying in a statement: "Our Nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones in the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida."
John McCain's death with a two-sentence tweet, President Donald Trump released a full statement on Monday announcing that the White House flag will return to half-staff and that Vice President Mike Pence will represent his administration at funeral services.
In 2015, Obama received pushback from Republicans and some veterans for not acting quickly to order flags at half-staff to honor the five service members killed in a shooting at a military site in Chattanooga, Tennessee in July 2015.
President Trump Sunday ordered all flags on public grounds to be flown at half-staff until Thursday in honor of the 26 people killed and 20 others wounded in a mass shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
John McCain's death with a two-sentence tweet, Trump released a full statement later on Monday announcing that the White House flag would return to half-staff and that Vice President Mike Pence will represent his administration at funeral services.
Graham also told CBS that he called people around the president to ask that the White House flag be returned to half-staff in honor of McCain after it was raised to full-staff after being lowered for about a day.
Tony Evers of Wisconsin said the shooting was "yet another act of gun violence that will have long-lasting consequences for this community and our state," and ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at government buildings on Thursday.
He later ordered flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset Monday, saying in a statement: "Our Nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones in the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. "
One overlooked provision in the legislation that funded the government for another six weeks is the addition of the "Honoring Hometown Heroes Act" that allows the U.S. flag to be flown at half-staff following the death off a first responder.
"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump said.
" In announcing that the flags at City Hall would be flown at half-staff in Mr. Cianci's honor, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza said: "Mayor Cianci's love for the City of Providence is undeniable, and his mark on the city will not be forgotten.
Trump offered praise for Cummings the day of his death and ordered that flags at the White House and on all U.S. public grounds and military posts be flown at half-staff as a mark of respect for his memory and public service.
Thursday, November 8 In light of the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, CA, which left 12 dead, Ivanka retweeted a presidential proclamation saying the American flag should be flown at half-staff to honor the victims.
In a presidential proclamation, Trump declared that Wednesday — the same day as the funeral, held at Washington National Cathedral — would be dedicated to H. W. Bush's memory and that flags should be lowered to half-staff in his honor for 30 days.
El Paso doesn't want to be defined by murder The Texas and American flags at the MacArthur School in El Paso, Texas, fluttered at half-staff Sunday morning as two women hugged each other crying after learning that their loved one was killed.
John McCain:Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment.
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Flags flew at half staff across Kosovo on Wednesday in honor of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, who is seen as a figure of national importance in their country for having written a letter threatening Serbia if it attacked.
Also, the Metropolitan Police Service flew its flag at half-staff over Scotland Yard to mark the death of Keith Palmer, the 63-year-old member of the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command who served on the police force for 26 years before his death.
Trump issued a proclamation calling for flags at military posts, public buildings, embassies, consular offices and federal buildings abroad be lowered to half-staff out of "solemn respect" for the victims of Saturday's shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, where 85033 people were killed.
Joe Heim, a Washington Post reporter, posted a photo on Twitter showing that the flag outside the Department of Energy remained at half staff on Monday morning, while the flag just down the road at the Department of Agriculture was back at full staff.
"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump's statement read.
Pipers played as flowers were laid before an Irish flag, flown at half-staff, in honor of the members of the insurrection during Easter Week in 1916 who were killed in their attempt to free Ireland from British rule and declare an independent nation.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House lowered its U.S. flag to half-staff, raised it back up and on Monday lowered it again after the death of Senator John McCain, in an unusual and confusing break with protocol on the passing of a national leader.
"Our absolute focus at the moment is ensuring we have the very best care for those who are injured," Ardern said in an interview at her office in Wellington's parliament, where the country's flag was flying at half-staff to respect victims of the tragedy.
John McCainJohn Sidney McCainMcCain's family, McCain Institute to promote #ActsOfCivility in marking first anniversary of senator's death Arizona poll shows Kelly overtaking McSally 85033 real problems Republicans need to address to win in 2020 MORE (R-Ariz.) to lower flags to half-staff at the White House.
The rest of the family members, meanwhile, used alternative ways to get to the famed estate, which had a flag at half staff in front of Ethel's house — the same place where Saoirse, 22, was found on Thursday after a suspected overdose, a source told PEOPLE.
"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump said in the statement.
President Trump, under enormous public and private pressure, finally issued a proclamation of praise for Mr. McCain on Monday afternoon, two days after the senator's death, and ordered the flag to be flown at half-staff seemingly in the only place it wasn't already, the presidential complex.
President Trump, who had battled Mr. McCain over the direction of the country, finally broke his silence with a message of respect, and the White House, which had returned the American flag to full-staff on Monday, but was pressured to put it back to half-staff.
Trump wasn't trying to buddy up to McCain either ... 45 pissed off A LOT of people when he didn't keep the White House's American flag at half-staff until McCain was buried and Trump refused to acknowledge the late senator in front of reporters the day he died.
The tears came when I walked out of Union Station in Washington, DC on my Monday morning commute and realized that all the flags - including the state flags along Massachusetts Ave - were at half staff in honor of the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
President Trump on Tuesday ordered the American flag to be lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of last week's mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md. The city's mayor, Gavin Buckley, said his initial request, submitted last week through Maryland's congressional delegation, was denied.
"Really, the thing that I keep coming back to is how she was tough, but unfailingly gracious," said Speaker Paul D. Ryan as he ordered the flags at the Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in tribute to Ms. Slaughter, the only woman to lead the Rules Committee.
The most glaring example was the flags: Typically, the death of a prominent sitting senator is followed followed by an effusive statement from the White House and a proclamation to lower flags around Washington, DC, to half-staff, including at the White House, until the date of interment.
President Trump handled the entire week since McCain's death in horrendous fashion, refusing to show empathy, raising the White House flags back up from half-staff shortly after McCain's death -- lowering them again only after public outcry -- and doing as little as possible to show that he cares.
Read Trump's full statement on McCain's passing below: Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment.
The President also released the following proclamation, ordering the US flag to be flown at half-staff: As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of Senator John Sidney McCain III, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment.
You'll recall ... Trump ordered the flag be flown at half staff the day McCain died, but it was flying at full staff just a day later -- which pissed off A LOT of people, and reportedly caused a veterans group to personally demand that he lower it again out of respect.
Rainbow bunting has hung over the steps of City Hall for more than a week, first in recognition of the victims as nearby flags flew at half-staff, then, as the flags returned to their full height, in solidarity as the city prepares for the annual pride march in Manhattan.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE on Friday ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff in honor of the late Rep.
As bells tolled and choirs sang and flags flew at half-staff, the nation's 41st president was remembered as a "kinder and gentler" leader whose fortitude steered the country through a tumultuous moment in history even as his essential decency stood in contrast to the politics of insults now in vogue.
"Show Us You Care," The Daily Express said in its emblematic headline, imploring a staid queen, who had never once let down her guard in public, to address the nation and lower all her flags to half-staff, even as every fiber of her deeply conservative being militated against it.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE ordered the flags lowered to half-staff later that evening.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE issued a proclamation a short time later ordering flags at government buildings remain at half staff to honor McCain.
Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanEmbattled Juul seeks allies in Washington Ex-Parkland students criticize Kellyanne Conway Latina leaders: 'It's a women's world more than anything' MORE (R-Wis.) on Monday ordered flags at the U.S. Capitol complex to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting.
The flags on the court's front plaza will also fly at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Scalia, who was nominated to the court by President Ronald Reagan in 1986 after serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit with his good friend and fellow justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE lowered the White House flags to half-staff on Saturday following the news of Sen.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE has ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff in memory of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died on Tuesday.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE ordered American flags lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of a deadly shooting last week at an Annapolis, Md., newspaper.
Barring an official White House proclamation ordering flags nationwide to be flown at half-staff in McCain's honor, the top Senate Republican and Democrat on Monday requested that the Defense Department "provide necessary support so that US flags on all government buildings remain at half-mast through sunset on the day of Senator McCain's interment," Schumer's communications director said.
The Prez sat down with Bloomberg News Thursday for an exclusive interview in the Oval Office, and reporters asked if he missed an opportunity to unite the country and made a mistake by initially not keeping the White House's American flag at half staff until McCain was buried -- an honor that's been bestowed on other senators who've died while in office.
John McCainJohn Sidney McCainMcCain's family, McCain Institute to promote #ActsOfCivility in marking first anniversary of senator's death Arizona poll shows Kelly overtaking McSally 3 real problems Republicans need to address to win in 2020 MORE (R-Ariz.) for being a prisoner of war, and attracted criticism in August for being slow to formally acknowledge McCain's death by lowering flags to half-staff.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE on Sunday ordered U.S. flags to half-staff as "mark of solemn respect" for the victims of weekend mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
Veterans groups are calling on President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE to lower the White House flag to half-staff to honor Sen.
We get an extra day or two off, which we use to barbecue and kick off our summers a little early with semi-amazing savings at various large-format retail places, and that very real sacrifice is present and yet also mostly out of view—the flags are half-staff outside the American Legion Hall, and war movies flood the TV channels.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE late Saturday night ordered flags outside the White House and other federal buildings be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
"Despite our differences on policy and politics, I respect Senator John McCain's service to our country and, in his honor, have signed a proclamation to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff until the day of his interment," Trump said, adding that members of his administration, from Vice President Mike Pence to General John Kelly, would attend various memorial services for the senator.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE on Friday ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of that morning's deadly shooting at a Texas high school.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Monday asked members of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE's Cabinet to lower the flags outside their respective department buildings to half staff to honor the late Sen.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE on Saturday ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff for 85033 days to honor former President George H.W. Bush following his death on Friday.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE has declared a national day of mourning for Wednesday to honor Bush and has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days.
Debbie DingellDeborah (Debbie) Ann Dingell10 controversies that rocked the Trump White House in 2019 The Memo: Impeachment's scars cut deep with Trump, say those who know him Sunday shows - Impeachment stalemate dominates MORE (D-Mich.), for supporting the House's impeachment articles after Trump lowered flags to half-staff after the death of her husband, a World War II veteran and the longest serving member of Congress in history.
"I think people are fascinated by the U.S. Supreme Court because judges have a lot of social prestige in the U.S. If a Supreme Court judge passed away here, that wouldn't happen in Beijing," Ms. Finder said in an interview, referring to the respect shown to Justice Scalia that included a presidential proclamation to lower flags to half-staff at government buildings in the United States and at military installations and American embassies worldwide.
But while he was urged by his aides to behave in a more unifying manner after the White House was criticized for initially flying the American flag only briefly at half-staff in Mr. McCain's honor, the president made it clear on Saturday that he had no intention of letting his former adversary — whose carefully stage-managed plans played out as his own subtle rebuke of the president — have all the attention.
President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump pushes back on recent polling data, says internal numbers are 'strongest we've had so far' Illinois state lawmaker apologizes for photos depicting mock assassination of Trump Scaramucci assembling team of former Cabinet members to speak out against Trump MORE lauded Bush's "essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country" as the White House lowered its flag to half-staff to honor the 41st president.
In the intervening months, we've seen the botched implementation of the cruel family separation policy, a tariff war with China that has no clear goals, a weird international crisis related to Montenegro's NATO membership, an inability to get the White House flags flown at half-staff to recognize the death of a war hero senator, and dozens of other examples of an administration that simply isn't up to doing the job it was hired to do.
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless act of violence perpetrated on October 1, 23, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, October 6, 2017.
Despite bitter quarrels with the Bush family and particularly Jeb Bush, the former president's son, during the 2016 presidential campaign, President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE and first lady Melania TrumpMelania TrumpEx-Melania Trump adviser raised concerns of excessive inauguration spending weeks before events: CNN The Hill's Morning Report - Trump moves green cards, citizenship away from poor, low-skilled White House seeks volunteers, musicians for Christmas celebrations MORE will attend George H.W. Bush's funeral services at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Trump on Saturday declared a national day of mourning for Wednesday to honor the former president and ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days.

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