The Latest Breaking News from Jimmy Carter

For the first time, the District of Columbia is hosting three so-called National Special Security Events in a two-week span: Monday’s congressional certification of President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral win, this week’s state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter and then Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20

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Explore President Jimmy Carter's environmental legacy and his pioneering efforts in energy conservation and renewable energy initiatives.

Watch live as mourners gather to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter at the Carter Center on Monday (6 January).

Another week of congressional ceremonies gets underway, though the memories of the rioting four years ago won’t be lost on Capitol Hill.

Former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at age 100, is being honored with a six-day state funeral attended by all five living U.S. presidents.

The 2024 presidential election loss was bad enough for Democrats in the United States, generating dismay and woeful post-mortems throughout the ranks.

Biden set to lead tributes at funeral service but cameras likely to be trained on Trump

As a rookie reporter in the 1980s, I was sent to interview the former president. He watched cricket on a village green, then bowled us all over with a speech Trump could never give