Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Monday that seeks to punish people who burn the American flag, accusing those who do so of displaying hostility and contempt toward the United ...

A Black Lives Matter protester burns an American flag outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Monday, July 20, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Several hundred demonstrators gathered at the ...

In August 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order making the burning of the American flag punishable by one year in jail. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: On Aug.

The White House recently applauded President Donald Trump's signing of the 200th executive order of his second term. I wasn't celebrating. It wasn’t the executive order itself — changing the name of ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 25 that would penalize people who burn American flags. Courts have long upheld the practice as legitimate expression under the First Amendment, ...