A significant gathering of leaders and family members honoring former president Jimmy Carter’s legacy are expected at his state funeral service on Thursday.

Congress paid tribute to the late President Jimmy Carter at the Capitolwith Kamala Harris, Mike Johnson, and John Thune speaking fondly of his character.

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.

A special service was held in the Capitol rotunda, with eulogies by Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Republican leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

House Speaker Mike Johnson also commended Carter's commitment to service in his eulogy. Johnson, who remarked he was 4 years old when Carter was sworn in, said the former president was someone who was humble and captured the imagination of the nation.

Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter.

Vice President Harris, Congressional members, and guests gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday as former president Carter's funeral proceedings continued.

President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid respects to the late President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday before huddling with Senate Republicans for a wide-ranging discussion on his

Former President Jimmy Carter is lying in state inside the Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., where Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered eulogies Tuesday before family and lawmakers.

Jimmy Carter’s final journey to the nation’s capital Tuesday was a solemn affair, a vivid if rare reminder that the presidents, Supreme Court justices and members of Congress can come together for the greater good.

Washington leaders remembered former President Jimmy Carter's life during a short ceremony on Tuesday at the Capitol. The body of the 39th president traveled earlier in the day from Atlanta's Carter Center to Washington and the Capitol Rotunda,