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.
Carter believed in government as a tool to promote the common good − not as the source of ultimate good, but as a reflection of the moral obligations we owe to one another.
Several notable figures, including all five living presidents, attended Jimmy Carter's funeral Thursday. Here's who spoke at the event.
The recent funeral of former President Jimmy Carter has become the backdrop for political tensions as former President George W. Bush seemingly declined to shake the hand of President-elect Donald Trump.
In what is believed to be the first face-to-face meeting between Trump and Pence, the two shook hands before the state funeral for former President Carter.
Thursday's services capped six days of remembrance for Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. Following the honors in Washington, it was his wish to be buried in his hometown of Plains, next to his beloved wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter.
Friends, family and a long-deceased former rival honored Jimmy Carter at the late president’s state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
President Jimmy Carter, the first politician to get me excited about politics, was a good man and a great man. His personal qualities, however, didn't translate into political success, and that was the job.
Pictures shared on social media by the vice president and by the Carter Center prominently showed other past presidents in attendance.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered that flags at the state Capitol temporarily fly at full-staff for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
The former president’s passing is a remembrance of when a leader calls on the public for painful changes, writes guest commentator Matt Rexroad.