Rumors on social media have circulated about the flag listed on some government sites. Here's what you need to know.

But some people who take a close look at government websites are now wondering if other changes are in the works. Many people ...

The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...

No, and it's been published on several government websites since 2021. You will see an American flag with 9 stars in the top ...

A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to U.S. President Donald Trump's ...

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WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag would be planted on Mars. "The United States will once again consider ...

Michael M. Santiago/Getty; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty “The Democrats are all ‘giddy’ about our magnificent American Flag potentially being at ‘half mast’ during my Inauguration,” Trump ...

After Monday's presidential inauguration, flags fly back at half-staff in Texas. According to a press release from the White House, flags were ordered to be flown at full-staff at the White House ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...

Nobody wants to see this, and no American can be happy about it. Let’s see how it plays out.” Last week, he got his way: Speaker Mike Johnson declared the flags will be raised for the ...