House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter at a funeral service at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. He reflected on Carter's roots in Georgia, his Naval service, his presidency and his life after.
Today’s lawmakers hailed the 39th president, but their predecessors made his four years in office a constant battle and derailed many Carter initiatives.
Congress paid tribute to the late President Jimmy Carter at the Capitolwith Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson, and John Thune speaking fondly of his character.
A significant gathering of leaders and family members honoring former president Jimmy Carter’s legacy are expected at his state funeral service on Thursday.
At a pomp-filled state funeral, mourners paid tribute to Mr. Carter and argued that he was a more successful leader than many remember. “It’s time to redeem his presidency,” a former aide said.
Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.
Vice President Harris, Congressional members, and guests gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday as former president Carter's funeral proceedings continued.
Trump, who has alternated among praising, criticizing and mocking Jimmy Carter, went Wednesday to the Capitol Rotunda, where Carter will remain until Thursday morning.
Inside Washington National Cathedral, the five men who've occupied the Oval Office since 1993 convened for a rare moment together at Jimmy Carter’s state funeral.
Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.
Analysis: Carter navigated the barbed wire of the politics of religion, Eric Garcia reports. In doing so, he ran his race and he kept his faith