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Tweet In this June 14, 2020 photo, the U.S. flag flutters next to a giant Black Lives Matter banner at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Memorial Day is the holiday honoring American military members who have died in service to our nation.  But this past Memorial Day and the week before may go down in history, God forbid, as the true sign of 21st-century America emulating the patterns of Nazi Germany in 1935. Not because a president and vice president ignored mentioning the holiday in favor of tweeting about ice cream and a long three-day weekend. Not because o...

The United States Embassy to the Holy See is flying the rainbow flag to mark LGBT Pride Month, a move critics say shows disregard for the historic teachings of the Church. 

Black Lives Matter flag at the US Consulate in Thessaloniki. Credit: Us Consolate ThessalonikiRepublican Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis has introduced a bill that would ban flying Black Lives Matter flags at US embassies and other diplomatic posts around the world.The move comes after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken allowed, but did not mandate, US Embassies…

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) The whole city will be up for grabs when New Yorkers head to the polls for the mayoral primary this month (yes: it’s this month!), but a few voter-rich areas are hotly...

GOP Bill Aims to Ban Black Lives Matter, ‘Political’ Flags From Embassies Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prohibit U.S. embassies and consulates from flying “political” flags, like those associated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, after a number of diplomatic missions displayed the BLM flag on the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Called the Stars and Stripes Act of 2021 (pdf), the bill was introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and co-sponsored by a number of GOP members of Congress, including Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik ...