In a proclamation issued Dec. 29, Biden ordered flags across the U.S. to be flown at half-staff for 3 days "in honor and tribute to the memory of President James Earl Carter Jr. and as an expression ...

"In light of the importance of this day, and on this patriotic occasion, I hereby order all flags to be raised to full-staff ...

The U.S. flag code lays out parameters for lowering the U.S. flag to half-staff, including a 30-day period for current or former ... of taking office: at his Florida home. A large U.S. flag ...