Follow live updates and the latest news as the nation honors Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States.

Here is Thursday’s schedule for the final day of rites honoring Jimmy Carter , the 39th president, who died Dec. 29. All times are Eastern: 9 a.m. — Carter’s casket departs the U.S. Capitol. The funeral motorcade travels to Washington National Cathedral.

President Joe Biden declared Jan. 9 as a national day of mourning to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29. See what's closed today.

All five living U.S. presidents are attending Jimmy Carter's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a rare occurrence that marks the first time the leaders have gathered publicly since 2018.

In rare show of unity in these tumultuous times, every living American president filed into pews together Thursday to honor one of their own at the funeral for President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.

The country honors the former president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, with an official state funeral at the National Cathedral on Thursday. A private interment in Plains, Ga., is set to follow.