Former US President Jimmy Carter’s body returns to Washington DC for three days of state funeral rites. View on euronews ...
Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday.
A special service will be held in the Capitol Rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to begin speaking in honor of the country’s 39th president around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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.
Although most private businesses won’t be closed that day, employees of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will get the day off to observe the National Day of Mourning in U.S. markets. Bond ...
Postal offices and services will be suspended for a national day of mourning following Jimmy Carter’s passing.
On Dec. 30, Biden ordered that “all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed on Jan. 9,” ...