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Jimmy Carter to Lie in State in Capitol Starting Tuesday

Former President Jimmy Carter, who once banned the playing of “Hail to the Chief,” will lie in state at the Capitol as part of three days of elaborate ceremonies.

© Kent Nishimura for The New York Times

Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda all day Wednesday before a formal state funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. President Biden will deliver the eulogy.

A Reporter’s Reflection on Jan. 6, Then and Now

Luke Broadwater was at the Capitol when a pro-Trump mob stormed the complex on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress was certifying Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory. Four years later, he reflects on what has changed.

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Rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting the certification of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s Electoral College victory over President Donald J. Trump in the 2020 election.
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