US lawmakers honor former President Jimmy Carter in Capitol Rotunda

WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers honored Jimmy Carter on Tuesday, as the body of the nation's 39th president arrived to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol.


"Today, we gather to celebrate the life of a man whose works will echo for generations to come," Vice President Kamala Harris said to the distinguished guests and members of Carter's family assembled in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.


Carter, a one-term Democratic president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, will lie in state in Washington for two...