US Marines worked to reinforce the southern border wall near Tijuana on Monday, January 27, as defense officials said approximately 1,600 army and marine personnel had been deployed to support border ...

More recently, VERIFY reader Janet and a poster on Reddit asked if it was illegal to fly an American flag upside down. Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the ...

The Trump administration released a video on Friday of the U.S. Marine Corps arriving at the southern border between the United States and Mexico and helping assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

In his first meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Washington DC today, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the issue of “irregular immigration”. Rubio “emphasised the Trump ...

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has issued an order stating U.S. facilities can only fly the American flag outside their buildings, according to a new report. Rubio issued the order Tuesday night ...

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 ...

and two Marines dressed in their blues folded the American flag draped over her casket and presented it to her father. Her father said “more than 50 Marines from all over the world” showed up ...

The Trump administration has introduced a new “One Flag Policy,” requiring all State Department buildings to fly only the American flag. This rule applies to U.S. State Department facilities both ...

Impact Link The US Navy announced plans to name a new amphibious warship after 1st Lieutenant Travis Manion, a post-9/11 Marine killed in combat in Iraq. The USS Travis Manion, an amphibious ...

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 ...

There are specific holidays and events for which flags are flown at half-staff in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website. They include: Memorial Day ...