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WASHINGTON – Water began refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office. Trump showed a video during an unrelated event with water bubbling into the freshly painted basin at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. “That's clean, beautiful water,” the president said. Live video showed water accumulating in the center of the basin, with workers and trucks still inside the pool. Trump noted the work to paint the shallow basin a deep shade, which he calls “American flag blue,” was completed Wednesday. The administration said in a court filing that...

A British evangelical Christian man who sued the U.K. government for “religious discrimination” after his government employer refused to accommodate his discomfort of LGBTQ+ symbols had his lawsuit dismissed by a tribunal, according to a Daily Mail article published yesterday. Mark Jennings accepted a job with U.K. Department for Work and Pensions in June 2024, but reportedly began making “unreasonable demands” soon afterwards. He requested that he be allowed to work from home during Pride month because of his “phobia” of Pride symbols. He said he didn’t want to hear his work colleagues “using different pronouns” because he believed “gender...

WASHINGTON — A massive 300-foot-wide, 150-foot-tall American flag has been draped over the Hoover Dam in Nevada as part of the celebration for America's 250th anniversary.The installation went up on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country, and will light up each night until July 4. The display uses more than 550 automated LED lights and is completely powered by the dam's hydroelectricity.

World Cup fans are banned from bringing in pre-revolutionary Iran flags and apparel to stadiums this summer — while the controversial Palestinian flag will be allowed. FIFA has ruled items with the symbolism will not be permitted at this year’s iteration of the globe’s most-famous soccer tournament, The Athletic reported on Tuesday. FIFA says the flag violates their code of conduct, which states “banners, flags, fliers, apparel and other paraphernalia, that are of a political, offensive and/or discriminatory nature” will not be allowed at event venues. The Palestinian flag is an “officially approved flag of a member association of FIFA,”...

Inver Grove Heights residents clashed Monday night over the Minnesota state flag. It's the latest community divided over the statewide symbol. Plus, a DFL lawmaker has introduced a bill that would penalize cities refusing to fly the official state flag. Ashley Grams reports from Inver Grove Heights where city officials opted to display the old design.

Burning the Canadian flag is legal. Completely legal. A planned law that would’ve mandated the flying of the Ontario flag at all provincial buildings and banned the desecration of the Canadian flag has been scuttled by the Ford government, Global News has learned, after members of the Progressive Conservative caucus questioned the necessity of the bill. Multiple sources told Global News the proposal, spearheaded as part of a patriotism push by Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism Graham McGregor, would have potentially violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and may have faced court challenges. But the Iranian flag...

https://x.com/liz_churchill10/status/2039112043215659100 Liz Churchill @liz_churchill10·17h EU COLONIZERS JUST GOT THEIR ASS HANDED TO THEM:Hungary didn’t just ‘remove’ the EU flag…they threw that symbol of Brussels BETRAYAL straight out of Parliament. The Globalist Vampire Squad is getting its’ tentacles chopped off one nation at a time… March 31, 2026

Liz ChurchillLiz Churchill@liz_churchill10·17hFrench Mayors TORE DOWN the EU flags from town halls like the worthless globalist rags that they are…as Marine Le Pen drops the hammer:“There is NO requirement for the implementation of EU flags on town halls.” Translation: Your fake empire has ZERO power over us anymore.Mar 31, 2026

For those who have tons more knowledge than me of the Navy and militaria - Watching the videos of our Navy ships launching missiles, I note each ship is flying a larger than normal American flag up on their top most mast. Some one told me once that when a ship is at war, the flag is flown as high as possible as a warning signal to other ships in the area "This ship is at war, stand clear!" Is that what I am seeing? Thanks

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Sunday that he would be “introducing federal legislation to make the Pride Flag a congressionally authorized symbol.” In a post on X, Schumer criticized President Donald Trump for attacking “not just the LGBTQ community,” but everyone who cares “about pride and equality” in New York City (NYC). Schumer added that he was “proud to stand with” people such as New York State Rep. Tony Simone (D) and New York State Sen. Erik Bottcher (D) to make his announcement. “The Stonewall Inn is sacred ground,” Schumer wrote. “Last week, Donald Trump attacked not...

After the National Park Service removed the rainbow flag from Stonewall National Monument in NYC, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced Sunday afternoon that he plans to introduce legislation "to designate the pride flag as a congressionally authorized flag.” https://abcnews.link/JdGOPu9

A one-of-its-kind flag that draped former President Abraham Lincoln’s casket during his funeral procession has found a new home in the Big Apple — at a Midtown steakhouse. Keens Steakhouse, the 141-year-old white tablecloth joint known for its extensive collection of Americana memorabilia, unveiled the gargantuan, half-million dollar auction find during a private unveiling ceremony Thursday. “It’s truly a treasure,” Keens Steakhouse general manager Julia Lisowski told The Post of the historic flag, which was used in procession after Lincoln was assassinated in office in 1865. “It’s a really special and amazing piece of history that we are so honored...

Maryland’s state flag, one of the most recognizable and widely embraced symbols in the nation, has drawn renewed attention after Gov. Wes Moore referred to it as a “contradiction” during a recent podcast appearance — remarks that appear rhetorical rather than reflective of any policy direction. Moore made the comments while discussing mid-decade congressional redistricting during an appearance on The Press Box podcast on Jan. 28, 2026. In that context, he invoked the state’s history and identity, tying it to broader themes about division and reconciliation. “Do I understand the history of this country? Absolutely,” Moore said. “You can’t look...

JD Vance's press conference in Minneapolis used the old Minnesota state flag

President Trump trolled European leaders over Greenland by sharing an AI-generated picture of himself planting a US flag on the autonomous Danish territory — as he leaked fawning text messages from world statesmen ahead of the high-stakes Davos summit this week. The image, shared by the president early Tuesday on Truth Social, shows Trump marking his territory, followed by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It also features a sign declaring Greenland a “US territory est. 2026.” In a separate AI-generated picture shared by the defiant commander-in-chief, European leaders — including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer,...

Although it's undeniably true that Minnesota has a large and proud Somalian community, there are some who have suggested that community is operating in Minnesota in a sinister way. One particular bugaboo for Conservative critics of the Somali community in Minnesota, and the state's embrace of those immigrants, has to do with the changing of the Minnesota state flag. The state adopted a new state flag in 2024, and some think that state flag resembles the state flag of Somalia. Now, many want to know whether that's actually the case. Here's what we know. The new Minnesota flag vs. the...

Minnesota Republicans rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday in an effort to put a new state flag design before voters this fall. About two dozen people met on the Capitol steps to call for keeping Minnesota’s current state flag that features the state seal at the center of a dark blue background. Several held up or waved the flags as GOP lawmakers and others voiced frustration about the process that generated new state flag and seal designs. “I’m wearing a T-shirt today that says, ‘Erasing history never goes well.’ And that’s what we believe is happening here,” Minnesota Republican Party...

June is approaching, which means the Supreme Court is set to issue all its most important decisions before justices recess for the summer. Thanks to the Democrats‘ relentless campaign to delegitimize the nation’s justice system, the arrival of June also now means it is time for media hit pieces on conservative Supreme Court justices and their families. Right on schedule, the New York Times released a doozy of a tendentious article last week dredging up a story about an upside-down American flag hung at Justice Samuel Alito’s home … three years ago! Democrats want people to believe Alito flew the...

In honor of Charlie Kirk, a truly Great American Patriot, I am ordering all American Flags throughout the United States lowered to Half Mast until Sunday evening at 6 P.M.