House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day. Johnson’s announcement pauses a 30-day flag-lowering order issued last month by President Joe Biden following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. It means that President-elect Donald Trump will not take the oath of office for his second term under a half-staff flag. It also mirrors actions taken in recent days by some Republican governors who have announced that flags in their states would also be raised on Inauguration Day. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have issued their own notices to temporarily raise flags.
