When Jimmy Carter carried Wisconsin in 1976, the 15 most Democratic counties did not include Milwaukee or Dane.

President Joe Biden appointed Jan. 9, 2025 as a National Day of Mourning in remembrance of former president Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

Jimmy Carter is being remembered Thursday as America's 39th president, but there was so much more to Carter's century-long life.

Next week will be a busy one around the U.S. Capitol Complex, starting with Monday’s counting and certification of the 2024 presidential election.

As the nation mourns the loss of former President James Earl Carter Jr. (Jimmy Carter), who died on Dec. 29, his legacy reaches far from Washington, D.C., or Plains, Georgia, where he lived post-presidency.

On this national day of mourning, community members in Milwaukee are paying their respects to Jimmy Carter. The former president spent several decades impacting this city through Habitat for Humanity.

Washingtonians will have their first opportunity to pay respects to Carter on Tuesday afternoon, as a funeral procession will begin at the United States Naval Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue and travel to the US Capitol. Carter will lie in state from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning with an honor guard in the Capitol Rotunda.

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here is the text of the eulogy President Joe Biden delivered Thursday during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter in Washington. Leaders of the clergy, distinguished guests and most importantly the Carter family.

All five living former presidents, including Donald Trump, will attend a funeral service for President Jimmy Carter on Thursday at the National Cathedral on Wisconsin Ave. in Washington DC. The service is expected to begin around 10:00 am and will include a eulogy from President Joe Biden.

Dixon had been a political strategist, commentator and observer and friend to Jimmy Carter, George McGovern, Jimmy Buffett and Hunter Thompson.