Harris remembered the late president's "humility, modesty and grace" in a speech at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting Tuesday. Carter’s remains, which had

President Carter previously told his son that he hoped he would live long enough to vote for Harris in the 2024 presidential election

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter during a service at the US Capitol. Carter is lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda as lawmakers and the public pay their respects.

She celebrated a cherished leader who transformed the landscape of public service and social progress in ways that continue to resonate today.

Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and Members of Congress, to take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda

Harris highlighted Carter’s accomplishments during his time in office, including his appointment of more Black judges to the federal bench “than all of his predecessors combined” and the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.

Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and members of Congress, take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, will be honored Jan. 9 with a national funeral service. Find out how to watch the service.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump, who has alternated among praising, criticizing and mocking Jimmy Carter, came Wednesday to the Capitol Rotunda to pay his respects to Carter as the 39th president lies in state ahead of his funeral Thursday in the nation's capital.

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.