Karlene Marsh was able to do something most Americans don't get a chance to do in their lifetimes. During a road trip to Florida to visit family with her husband Dennis in March 2006, she met and had her photograph taken with President Jimmy Carter.

President-elect Donald Trump has yet to take office, but his influence already is rippling through state capitols.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the

Speaker Mike Johnson ordered flags to be raised temporarily, despite tradition dictating that flags should be at half-staff to mourn a former president.

Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for the late Jimmy Carter.

Republican governors across eight states have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff during Trump's inauguration. The states include: Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Nebraska and Alabama. The flag was flown at half-staff to honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29 at the age of 100.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined a trio of Democrat governors and a slew of Republican governors in ordering flags to fly at full-staff for the inauguration of President-elect Trump.

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

House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day. Johnson's announcement pauses a 30-day flag-lowering order issued last

The governor’s decision applies only to flags on state property. Flags on federal property are expected to remain at half staff.

The controversial decision pauses a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.

Several Republican Governors have pledged to fly their flags at full-staff, despite President Biden’s former directive.