No, states are not required to follow White House order to fly flags at half-staff in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.

Speaker Johnson is suspending a 30-day mourning period for Jimmy Carter to allow flags at the Capitol to fly at full-staff at Trump's inauguration.

President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden notified Congress of his plans to remove Cuba from the United States' list of state sponsors of terror, in a goodwill gesture the outgoing administration says is meant to help facilitate the release of political prisoners.

Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Jan. 13 that a hostage deal and ceasefire in Gaza couple be completed within the week, before President-elect Donald Trump replaces President Joe Biden on Jan.

White House officials on Monday expressed cautious optimism that a deal to pause 15 months of grinding war in the Gaza Strip and secure the release of Israeli and other foreign hostages held by Hamas could be struck in the final week of President Joe Biden’s term in office.