Politics Jan 07 WATCH: Top lawmakers pay tribute to Jimmy Carter as his casket arrives at the U.S. Capitol As the sun set outside the Capitol, Vice President Kamala Harris, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune celebrated his faith, military service and devotion to service more than anything he did in politics.
Politics Jan 07 Jimmy Carter often flouted ceremony. He will be honored in Washington, where he remained an outsider The ceremonies carry some irony for the one-term president who campaigned as an outsider in 1976 and never mastered the city.
Politics Jan 06 WATCH: Jimmy Carter funeral events – 39th president returns to Georgia Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed.
Politics Jan 04 WATCH: Funeral service for Jimmy Carter held at Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global…
Nation Dec 31 Jimmy Carter mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from his small hometown of Plains, Georgia, and around the world.
Politics Dec 22 WATCH: Trump threatens to take back Panama Canal in his first rally speech since the election Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel.
Politics Dec 08 Trump won’t rule out revenge prosecutions, deportation of U.S. citizens when he takes office In an interview with NBC's “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Trump suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. He also said that he does not want to…
Politics Dec 03 Democrats’ outgoing chair says Trump’s win should force the party to better sell its priorities Harrison acknowledged that Democrats must do a better job of selling the party's priorities and accomplishments for the working class.
Politics Dec 02 Some Democrats are frustrated after Biden pardons his son Hunter The White House on Monday struggled to defend the pardon, claiming the prosecution was politically motivated — a page out of Trump's playbook.
Nation Nov 25 WATCH: Biden grants pardons to two turkeys in annual White House tradition The president welcomed 2,500 guests under sunny skies as he cracked jokes about the fates of "Peach" and "Blossom." He also sounded wistful tones about the last weeks of his presidency.