Fans of the late former President Jimmy Carter weren't happy to see Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) delivering speeches as the late Democrat was placed in the Capitol rotunda.
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.
Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the US Capitol before his state funeral in Washington, DC, and burial in Georgia.
Former President Jimmy Carter's remains were flown from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, where the nation's top leaders paid tribute to the 39th U.S. president. Carter will lie in state in the U.
A special service was held in the Capitol rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Republican leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Harris highlighted Carter’s accomplishments during his time in office, including his appointment of more Black judges to the federal bench “than all of his predecessors combined” and the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
Vice President Harris, Congressional members, and guests gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday as former president Carter's funeral proceedings continued.
President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects on Wednesday as President Jimmy Carter lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda as part of state funeral rites.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United ... Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Shreveport native, made this statement following the announcement of Carter's death: “Today, the thoughts ...
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