Flags will fly at half-staff from Dec. 29 until Jan. 28 - through Inauguration Day - in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

Joe Biden may have been the first U.S. senator to endorse Jimmy Carter's presidential bid. But that doesn't mean they always saw eye-to-eye.

President Joe Biden honored former President Jimmy Carter as “an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” after the nation's 39th commander-in-chief died on Sunday.

President Joe Biden eulogized former Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29, hours after the former U.S. president — and a friend of Biden for over 50 years — died at the age of 100, calling him an example of “simple decency” over the course of decades in public ...

Following former President Jimmy Carter’s death on Dec. 29, President Joe Biden declared Thursday, Jan. 9 as a National Day of Mourning in honor of the late centenarian leader.

After Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Dec. 29, 2024, politicians and world leaders including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and King Charles paid tribute to the former president with heartfelt statements.

President Joe Biden, President-Elect Donald Trump and more high-profile elected officials on Sunday paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter, who died earlier in the day at age 100. Biden said the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and that he lost a dear friend.

President Biden said in March 2023 that former President Jimmy Carter had asked him to deliver the eulogy at his funeral. Carter, the 39th president and the longest-living president in U.S ...

On Dec. 30, Biden ordered that “all executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed on Jan. 9,” except those necessary for “national security, defense, or other public need.” Federal employees will still be paid for the day.

Flags around the country continue to be displayed at half-staff on land and half-mast over water in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, who died in late December. Carter, who served in the White House from 1979-1981,

Though a National Day of Mourning isn’t recognized as an official federal holiday, some organizations and businesses will be affected by the observance.