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President Barack Obama has ordered the American flag to half-staff as a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers on July 7 in Dallas, Texas. According to the President’s proclamation, flags should fly at half staff from now until sunset on July 12. As a matter of protocol the Maryland […]

Montgomery County will receive funds from the federal government after the January 2016 blizzard. The aid is part of a major disaster declaration signed by President Barack Obama. Montgomery County, along with other communities in the state of Maryland, will receive the aid after Governor Larry Hogan sent a formal request for federal aid to […]

U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski issued the following statement calling on the Senate and President Obama to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court: “Barack Obama is our President until January 20, 2017. The American people elected him to a four year term. I’m shocked that Senate Republicans are only giving him a […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be raised to full staff  effective Saturday, Feb. 20 at sunset. This is in honor of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13th. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland Flag will be raised to full staff as well. […]

President Barack Obama has ordered the United States Flag to be lowered to half staff effective today, Feb. 14, and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of internment. This is in honor of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia, who died on Feb. 13th. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland […]

Carole King, George Lucas, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa, and Cicely Tyson are the recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center Honors. The Kennedy Center Honors recognizes the lifelong accomplishments of the nation’s most admired performers and artists. President Barack Obama hosted the honorees at a White House reception before the for the main event on Sunday. You can […]

President Barack Obama and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan have ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag to be flown at half-staff on Monday, December 7 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. This is to honor those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.

President Barack Obama is ordering that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to honor victims of the San Bernardino, California shooting, that left 14 people dead. According to a White House news release, the President signed the proclamation on Thursday, which calls for flags to be flown at half-staff through Monday. “I hereby order that […]

At a White House ceremony today, President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Captain Flo Groberg, a former Walter Johnson High School graduate. You can watch the ceremony, below: ORIGINAL POST Captain Florent Groberg, a 2001 Walter Johnson High School graduate, will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, […]

President Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House at 9 a.m. on Sept 23rd. Watch video of the White House Arrival Ceremony, below: https://youtu.be/RqjwWOgvYGM