House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday hung the Stars and Stripes at the US Capitol to celebrate Flag Day after the White House caught flak for its own Pride flag display days earlier.

I made my flag because I felt that they needed one like the U.S. flag but with black stars instead of white ones.” Hammons was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1943.

On this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history and iterations of the U.S. flag — and what some presidents have said about this symbol of freedom.

There are 13 stripes on a standard American flag, alternating between red and white. The flag also has 50 stars, which are white and set against a blue background in the upper left corner. They ...

Before fireworks and flag pins, Flag Day was a grassroots movement. Here’s how one educator’s passion for the Stars and Stripes sparked a national holiday. In Cherry County, Nebraska, flag ...