The order comes as the nation mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, which prompted flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days after his death.

Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered on Monday for the flags at the Texas Capitol and all state buildings to be raised to full-staff on January 20 in honor of Inauguration Day. Newsweek reached out to President-elect Donald Trump 's transition team and the Biden administration for comment Monday morning via email.

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, 8 Republican-led states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

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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

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.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors in directing U.S. flags be raised to full height on Inauguration Day.

Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to fly flags at state facilities at full staff on Inauguration Day was a threat to civility only for the most fragile.

Eight states have ordered flags raised for Inauguration Day, even though it is customary to keep them lowered for 30 days after a president's death

Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz in West Texas says the Trump administration's mass-deportation plan "strikes fear into the heart of our community."

As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in for his second term, a bevy of political leaders, tech CEOs, celebrities and others are in attendance in the U.S. Capitol.

The first week of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks concludes Friday with Department of Homeland Security nominee Kristi Noem.