The 78-year-old president-elect said it was 'great' to be back in Congress before heading in for talks.

By Anita Powell Washington — Thousands of people braved freezing temperatures to come to the U.S. Capitol to pay their respects to former President Jimmy Carter, who lay in state Wednesday in the heart of American democracy ahead of his pomp-filled state funeral. Mourners, who included...

The president-elect has often criticised his predecessor who is lying in state ahead of his funeral in Washington on Thursday.

US President-elect Donald Trump paid tribute to the late Jimmy Carter as he lay in state in Washington.

That is part of a customary 30-day mourning period for a US president, though Trump has criticized it, saying “no Americans can be happy” about the lo...

The body of late US president Jimmy Carter was transferred in a grand and solemn military ceremony to the US Capitol, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week.

While cold weather and heightened security most likely dampened turnout, thousands of well-wishers still traipsed through the snow and ice to pay final tribute to the 39th president.

The U.S. will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on Dec. 29. President Joe Biden declared Thursday as a day of mourning in an executive order — the same day as the official state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral.

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Mourners continued to pay their respects to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump paid his respects on Wednesday as President Jimmy Carter lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda as part of state funeral rites.