Jimmy Carter

A man with a machete and three knives inside his bag was arrested at the entrance to the U.S. Capitol, as members of the public stopped by to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. Capitol Police said.

Illinois residents may be surprised to find out United States Postal Service offices are closed one day this week, but it’s not because of a federal holiday.

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites.

Vice President Kamala Harris eulogized former President Jimmy Carter at a memorial service Tuesday.

House Speaker Mike Johnson eulogized former President Jimmy Carter at a memorial service Tuesday.

Sen. John Thune remembered President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Capitol.

The remains of the 39th president, who died in his home on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, were taken in a horse-drawn carriage to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday afternoon.

The 39th president will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda before returning on Thursday to Plains, Georgia, for a private burial service.

Though a National Day of Mourning isn’t recognized as an official federal holiday, some organizations and businesses will be affected by the observance.

As the nation mourns the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, the United States Postal Service will halt operations for the national day of observance.

President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of giving back endures in several nonprofits through which he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, worked in the almost 50 years after they left the White House.

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.

Former President Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy will be honored with a National Day of Mourning and a state funeral this week.

Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta until Tuesday morning, when the national service moves to Washington.

Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye has begun in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president’s life started more than 100 years ago.

Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter begin Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

President-elect Donald Trump says he’s planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter.

Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, will be held in Georgia and Washington, D.C., beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, and concluding Thursday, Jan. 9. The schedule includes a service at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta; public viewings in Atlanta and Washington; a service at the U.S. Capitol; a national funeral at Washington National...

Memorials have grown for former President Jimmy Carter and flags have been lowered to half staff around the world.