Jan 07 WATCH: Former President Jimmy Carter lies in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol until Thursday morning. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: Top lawmakers pay tribute to Jimmy Carter as his casket arrives at the U.S. Capitol By Bill Barrow, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 07 President-elect Donald Trump tries again to get Friday's hush money sentencing postponed By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Trump is seeking an immediate stay that would spare him from being sentenced while he appeals Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision last week to uphold the historic verdict. Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump's praises Carter in death even after jeering him in life By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Carter and Trump are starkly different figures, but they will again be intertwined as the memory and legacy of one linger while the other is inaugurated for a second time. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: Trump won't rule out use of military force to seize Panama Canal and Greenland in first remarks since vote certification By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump also said he would move to try to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America," saying that has a “beautiful ring to it.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 Jimmy Carter often flouted ceremony. He will be honored in Washington, where he remained an outsider By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The ceremonies carry some irony for the one-term president who campaigned as an outsider in 1976 and never mastered the city. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 7:22 Congress certifies Trump's election win 4 years after Capitol riot By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat Congress formally certified the reelection of former President Donald Trump on Monday. It was a routine procedural moment, a striking contrast to the violent insurrection of Jan. 6 four years ago. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 8:00 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump and his allies reshaping the history of Jan. 6 By Amna Nawaz, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the certification of the results of the presidential election, how the history of Jan. 6 has… Continue watching
Jan 06 Biden meets with Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro By Zeke Miller, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The meeting came just days ahead of President Nicolás Maduro's contested inauguration to a third term. Continue reading
Jan 06 Donald Trump Jr. will visit Greenland after his father mused about the U.S. taking over By Will Weissert, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The younger Trump is going for a day trip to shoot video content for podcasting and will not be meeting with any government officials or political figures, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to… Continue reading