Federal prosecutors have filed two charges against Western North Carolina veteran Jay Carey, 54, after arresting him Aug. 25 for burning an American flag in Lafayette Park outside of the White House.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – An individual faces multiple assault charges after allegedly burning an American flag in Pittsfield last week. The Pittsfield Police Department stated that last Wednesday, ...

WASHINGTON — An Army veteran from North Carolina set an American flag ablaze outside the White House Monday evening, hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning flag burning.

People are free to express themselves in the United States, even – and perhaps especially – when it comes to criticizing the nation and the government. That’s a right protected by the First Amendment.

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors filed minor criminal charges Friday against a U.S. Army veteran who set fire to an American flag outside the White House in protest of President Donald Trump's attempt ...

Welcome back as we take another look at your highlighted comments. This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate and prosecute ...

President Donald Trump wants to prosecute flag burning, but can he make that happen without violating Supreme Court precedent? Trump contends it’s possible in an Aug. 25 executive order that instructs ...

A U.S. military veteran was filmed burning an American flag outside the White House on the same day that President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking new consequences for doing so. Trump ...

Burning the American flag is a uniquely American act, especially when those in power don’t want you to — particularly when those in power are undermining democracy at every turn. President Donald ...

The Issue: A presidential order that seeks to punish burning the American flag with one year in jail. I am a Trump supporter, but his executive order criminalizing the burning of the flag is not only ...

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. On Aug. 25, 2025, Trump signed an executive order titled ...