What to know about President Jimmy Carter lying in state at the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., beginning Tuesday at 7...
Louisiana AG orders security investigation as Biden directs resources to help New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill ordered on Monday an investigation into safety and security deficiencies in New Orleans, where an...
Trump’s election as president certified by Congress, four years after Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Lawmakers certified President-elect Donald Trump’s win Monday in a smooth process that four years ago was disrupted by a violent...
Biden signs bill expanding Social Security benefits for retired teachers, public employees
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden has expanded Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans by signing broadly bipartisan legislation that...
Biden issues ban on offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters. Trump...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, a last-minute effort...
Congress is ready to certify Trump’s election win, but his Jan. 6 legacy hangs...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress convenes amid a winter storm to certify President-elect Donald Trump's election, the legacy of Jan. 6 hangs over the...
Former President Jimmy Carter starts last journey through Georgia from Plains to Atlanta
(Georgia Recorder) — Former President Jimmy Carter may have only served one term as governor, but he left his mark in many ways before...
Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel takeover creates uncertainty for U.S. Steel workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden said he was protecting good jobs in the American...
Biden says Americans shouldn’t forget Capitol attack — but that there won’t be a...
President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an “unrelenting effort” to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S. Capitol in...
Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world...
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter 's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arcfrom...
Carter’s funeral procession arrives in Atlanta
Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at 100, made his final journey to Atlanta on Saturday. The former president's body was carried by...
Funeral services begin Saturday in Georgia for former President Jimmy Carter
(Georgia Recorder) — Members of the public who wish to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter will have several opportunities in the...