Former President Carter will be honored at the Capitol, where he will lie to rest until his funeral Thursday morning at the National Cathedral.
Senators, Supreme Court Justices, and other officials gather in the Capitol Rotunda. Vice President Harris, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-La.) are scheduled to speak at Carter's farewell address.
President-elect Trump answered a number of questions from reporters at Mar-a-Lago early Tuesday, also announcing major investments in Sunbelt data centers, taking over the Panama Canal and strategies mulling a Panama Canal takeover. Also mentioned. It was in Greenland, the day after his election was certified by Congress.
President Trump's comments came after U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon granted his legal team's request to temporarily block the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on two prosecutions. The move comes amid controversy over some of Trump's lawsuits. A hearing on the team's request to block the Jan. 10 ruling in the New York hush money case was also being held early Tuesday afternoon.
Meanwhile, in Congress, the House of Representatives passed the Laken-Riley Act. In the Senate, President Trump's nominee for intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, met with senators.
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