Joe Biden and the four living ex-presidents, Donald Trump among them, met at the National Cathedral in Washington for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, the first time such a gathering had occurred since George HW Bush’s funeral in 2018. The president delivered a eulogy for Carter, in which he hailed Carter’s character, which he called his “enduring tribute”. So, too, did Carter familymembers, and the sons of his vice-president Walter Mondale and Gerald Ford, the Republican president Carter defeated in 1976. Carter’s casket is now on its way to his home town of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried at his home after a private funeral for family later on Thursday.

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Here’s what else has happened today so far:

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  Trump sat next to Barack Obama, the president who he leveled racist attacks against as he built his political profile. Nonetheless, the two seemed friendly.

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  Michelle Obama could not attend the memorial because of a scheduling conflict, Politico reported.

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  Foreign dignitaries including UN secretary general António Guterres, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeauattended Carter’s memorial.

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  The supreme court will on Friday hear arguments over a law that will force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell its business in the US, or face a ban. Meanwhile, the justices have yet to act on Trump’s request to pause his sentencing in the New York hush money case, which is also scheduled for tomorrow.

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  Bidencanceled a planned trip to Italy and Vatican City so he could direct the federal response to wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles.

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On Friday, the supreme court will hear oral arguments over a law that requires TikTok to divest its US business by 19 January or face a ban in the country.

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Many in Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike, view the popular social media network as a national security threat over concerns it could be used by the Chinese government to harvest the data of American users. Donald Trump, however, has said he wants to keep TikTok available. Here’s more on the hearing:

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Speaking of Trump, the president-elect has appealed to the supreme court to block his sentencing scheduled for Friday in New York, where he was last year convicted of 34 felony business charges for covering up a hush-money payment. On Thursday, reports emerged that he spoke with conservative justice Samuel Alito shortly before lodging his appeal. Here’s more on that:

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Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says he expects some of his lawmakers to vote for a bill that will require the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft.

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“I expect that this bill will have enough votes from both parties to proceed. If we get on the bill, Democrats want to have a robust debate where we can offer amendments and improve this bill,” Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor.

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The willingness of some Democrats to back the Laken Riley Act – named after a Georgia college student murdered by a Venezuelan who was in the United States illegally – underscores the pressure on the party over immigration, after Donald Trump made concerns over undocumented migrants a central part of his campaign to return to the White House.

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The measure attracted votes from 48 Democrats when it passed the House earlier this week. Here’s more on the bill:

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Joe Biden has canceled a trip to Italy and the Vatican City he was scheduled to embark on today in response to the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles county.

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“After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced yesterday.

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The White House just announced Biden will convene a meeting of senior officials at 4.30pm to discuss his administration’s response to the fires. For the latest on the blazes, follow our live blog:

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Joe Biden and the four living ex-presidents, Donald Trump among them, met at the National Cathedral in Washington DC for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, the first time such a gathering had occurred since George HW Bush’s funeral in 2018. The president delivered a eulogy for Carter, in which he hailed Carter’s character, which he called his “enduring tribute”. So, too, did Carter familymembers, and the sons of his vice-president Walter Mondale and Gerald Ford, the Republican president Carter defeated in 1976. Carter’s casket is now on its way to his hometown Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried at his home after a private funeral for family later today.

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Here’s what else has happened today so far:

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  Trump sat next to Barack Obama, the president who he levied racist attacks against to build his political profile. Nonetheless, the two seemed friendly.

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  Michelle Obama could not attend the memorial because of a scheduling conflict, Politico reported.

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  Foreign dignitaries including UN secretary general António Guterres, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeauattended Carter’s memorial.

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Jimmy Carter’s memorial service was attended by a host of foreign officials, including Canada’s outgoing prime minister Justin Trudeau, United Nations secretary general António Guterres and Britain’s Prince Edward.

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Carter’s casket is now scheduled to be driven to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and then flown to an army airfield in Georgia. There, it will be Secret Service employees who protected the former president.

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This afternoon, Carter’s family will hold a private funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown Plains, where he taught Sunday school. Carter will then be buried at his home.

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Joe Biden began by noting that he may have been the first senator to endorse Jimmy Carter’s candidacy for president in 1976, “based on what I believe is Jimmy Carter’s enduring attribute: character, character, character”.

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“Jimmy Carter’s friendship taught me, and through his life, taught me, that strength of character is more than title or the power we hold. It’s the strength to understand that everyone should be treated with dignity, respect, that everyone, and I mean everyone, deserves an even shot.”

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Joe Biden has stepped up to the podium to deliver a eulogy for Jimmy Carter at the National Cathedral.

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He began by remarking on how he visited Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter shortly after taking office.

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Jimmy Carter beat Republican President Gerald Ford in the 1976 election, but the two political rivals later became friends, and agreed to deliver eulogies at each other’s funerals.

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Carter followed through on that promise after Ford died in 2006, and today, the Republican’s duty has fallen to his son, Steven Ford. “I can just see my dad getting his yellow legal pad out with his pen and writing this for his beloved friend,” Ford said as he began.

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By fate of a brief season, Jimmy Carter and I were rivals, but for the many wonderful years that followed, friendship bonded us as no two presidents since John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It is said that president Adams’s last words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives”.

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Now, since Jimmy has a good decade on me, I’m hedging my bets by entrusting my remembrances of Jimmy to my son, Steve. According to a map, it’s a long way between Grand Rapids, Michigan and Plains, Georgia, but distances have a way of vanishing when measured in values rather than miles. And it was because of our shared values that Jimmy and I respected each other as adversaries even before we cherished one another as dear friends.

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Now, this is not to say that Jimmy never got under my skin, but has there ever been a group of politicians that didn’t do that to one another? During our 1976 contest, Jimmy knew my political vulnerabilities and he successfully pointed them out. Now, I didn’t like it, but little could I know that the outcome of that 1976 election would bring about one of my deepest and most enduring friendships.

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Joe Biden has arrived for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, alongside first lady Jill Biden, meaning all living US presidents are now together.

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The last time such a gathering occurred was in 2018, at the memorial service for George HW Bush.

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The president is set to deliver a eulogy for Carter. Biden did not appear to acknowledge the former presidents behind him as he took his seat.

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Kamala Harris has taken her seat for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, alongside Doug Emhoff.

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The vice-president is in a row in front of the former presidents, a group that includes Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W Bush and Laura Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

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Harris did not appear to acknowledge any of them as she took her seat. Behind her, Trump and Obama continued to chat.

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Donald and Melania Trump have taken their seats at the National Cathedral for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, as has Barack Obama.

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Before taking their seats, both men shook hands with Al Gore and Mike Pence, who are seated just behind them. Trump has had a pretty poor relationship with his former vice-president.

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Obama is seated next to Trump, and the two chatted as the Democrat perused what looked to be a program for the service.

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Jimmy Carter’s casket has arrived at the National Cathedral, where a memorial service for the former president will be held.

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Joe Biden will eulogize Carter, in a ceremony that Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are also expected to attend. JD Vance has also been spotted, sitting with his wife, Usha Vance.

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The cathedral is on a hillside in Washington DC, and is being whipped by what must be a very chilly wind.

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The hearse carrying Jimmy Carter’s casket is rolling out of the US Capitol to the National Cathedral, where a memorial service that will bring together all living US presidents will take place.

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The cathedral is about five miles away from the Capitol. Cameras inside the building have captured dignitaries gathering for the service, including former secretary of state John Kerry.

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7am: Public visitation of Carter’s lying in state ends.

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9am: Carter’s casket departs the US Capitol. The funeral motorcade travels to Washington national cathedral, passing by the White House.

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9.30am: Carter’s motorcade arrives at Washington national cathedral.

10am: The Washington funeral begins.

11.15am: Carter’s remains and his family depart the cathedral for Joint Base Andrews.

11.45am: They board Special Air Mission 39.

2pm: Special Air Mission 39 arrives at Lawson Army airfield at Fort Moore, Georgia. Carter’s remains will be transferred with ceremony to the hearse. Carter and his family then travel to Plains by motorcade.

3.30pm: Motorcade arrives at Maranatha baptist church in Plains.

3.45pm: An invitation-only funeral at the church begins.

4.45pm: A motorcade takes participants from the church to the Carter residence, with the funeral procession passing through Plains so the community can pay respects.

5.20pm: A US Navy missing man formation conducts a flyover in honor of Carter’s naval service and time as commander in chief, followed by a private graveside ceremony and interment.

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Good morning. Thousands of mourners and living former US presidents will gather at Washington’s national cathedral today for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president.

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Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy for his fellow Democrat, with Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Barack Obama and president-elect Donald Trump expected to join about 3,000 mourners at the service. Thursday has been designated a day of national mourning, with federal offices closed.

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Biden said in an interview on Wednesday that Carter had asked him to do the honors when the pair met for the last time four years ago. He added: “Carter was a decent man. I think Carter looked at the world not from here but from here, where everybody else lives,” as he gestured from above his head towards his heart.

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The service comes after a week of mourning that has seen people pay their respects to Carter as he lay in state in the US capitol after he died on 29 December, aged 100, in his home state of Georgia. His funeral procession began in Georgia before reaching Atlanta and finally being transported to Washington DC.

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Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democrats in the Senate, described Carter as “one of the most decent and humble public servants we have ever seen”.

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“President Carter was a living embodiment of leadership through service, compassion, and a thirst for justice for all,” he said.

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Joe Biden and the four living ex-presidents, Donald Trump among them, met at the National Cathedral in Washington for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, the first time such a gathering had occurred since George HW Bush’s funeral in 2018. The president delivered a eulogy for Carter, in which he hailed Carter’s character, which he called his “enduring tribute”. So, too, did Carter family members, and the sons of his vice-president Walter Mondale and Gerald Ford, the Republican president Carter defeated in 1976. Carter’s casket is now on its way to his home town of Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried at his home after a private funeral for family later on Thursday.

Here’s what else has happened today so far:

• Trump sat next to Barack Obama, the president who he leveled racist attacks against as he built his political profile. Nonetheless, the two seemed friendly.

• Michelle Obama could not attend the memorial because of a scheduling conflict, Politico reported.

• Foreign dignitaries including UN secretary general António Guterres, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau attended Carter’s memorial.

• The supreme court will on Friday hear arguments over a law that will force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell its business in the US, or face a ban. Meanwhile, the justices have yet to act on Trump’s request to pause his sentencing in the New York hush money case, which is also scheduled for tomorrow.

• Biden canceled a planned trip to Italy and Vatican City so he could direct the federal response to wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles.

Supreme court to hear oral arguments on law that could ban TikTok in the US

On Friday, the supreme court will hear oral arguments over a law that requires TikTok to divest its US business by 19 January or face a ban in the country.

Many in Washington, Republicans and Democrats alike, view the popular social media network as a national security threat over concerns it could be used by the Chinese government to harvest the data of American users. Donald Trump, however, has said he wants to keep TikTok available. Here’s more on the hearing:

Speaking of Trump, the president-elect has appealed to the supreme court to block his sentencing scheduled for Friday in New York, where he was last year convicted of 34 felony business charges for covering up a hush-money payment. On Thursday, reports emerged that he spoke with conservative justice Samuel Alito shortly before lodging his appeal. Here’s more on that:

Sure enough, the Senate has voted to advance the Laken Riley Act, with eight Democrats in favor of the bill, Reuters reports.

Most legislation in Congress’s upper chamber requires at least 60 votes to pass, due to the existence of the filibuster. While Republicans frequently propose bills to crack down on undocumented immigrants that attract little bipartisan support, Democrats – particularly those representing states or that voted for Donald Trump in November – have come around to this backing this bill.

The bill will now be debated, and Democrats have said they intend to offer unspecified amendments before another vote is taken on passing the measure.

Top Senate Democrat says party will support bill targeting undocumented immigrants accused of theft

Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says he expects some of his lawmakers to vote for a bill that will require the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft.

“I expect that this bill will have enough votes from both parties to proceed. If we get on the bill, Democrats want to have a robust debate where we can offer amendments and improve this bill,” Schumer said in remarks on the Senate floor.

The willingness of some Democrats to back the Laken Riley Act – named after a Georgia college student murdered by a Venezuelan who was in the United States illegally – underscores the pressure on the party over immigration, after Donald Trump made concerns over undocumented migrants a central part of his campaign to return to the White House.

The measure attracted votes from 48 Democrats when it passed the House earlier this week. Here’s more on the bill:

Biden cancels trip to Italy, Vatican City as California wildfires rage, convenes emergency meeting

Joe Biden has canceled a trip to Italy and the Vatican City he was scheduled to embark on today in response to the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles county.

“After returning this evening from Los Angeles, where earlier today he had met with police, fire and emergency personnel fighting the historic fires raging in the area and approved a Major Disaster declaration for California, President Biden made the decision to cancel his upcoming trip to Italy to remain focused on directing the full federal response in the days ahead,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced yesterday.

The White House just announced Biden will convene a meeting of senior officials at 4.30pm to discuss his administration’s response to the fires. For the latest on the blazes, follow our live blog:

The House has voted 243-140 to pass a bill that sanctions the international criminal court over its arrest warrant for Israeli leaders including prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, NBCLA’s Jacob Wheeler reports.

According to Wheeler, 45 Democrats sided with Republicans in voting “yes” to the bill.

The vote comes amid American lawmakers’ attempts to defend Israel and its leaders over its war waged across the Gaza strip which has killed over 46,000 Palestinians since 7 October 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel and killed over 1,200 Israelis.

Last June, 93 member states said that the ICC must be allowed to carry out its work “without intimidation” following revelations of Israeli interference.

Pennsylvania’s Democratic senator John Fetterman said on Thursday that he has expected an invitation to meet with Donald Trump, CBS reports.

According to the outlet, Fetterman, who will be the first sitting Democratic senator to meet with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort, said:

“That is the plan. Yes, we are going to have a conversation.”

He went on to add:

“I think that one, he’s the president, or he will be officially… And I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation — or invite someone to have a conversation — to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper.”

As Donald Trump attended Jimmy Carter’s funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington DC on Thursday, New York’s court of appeals declined to block his sentencing in his hush-money case.

The Guardian’s Joan Greve and agencies report:

One judge on the New York court of appeals issued a brief order declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s legal team.

“Your proposed order to show cause was reviewed by Judge Rivera, who declined to sign the order,” the court’s chief clerk wrote to Todd Blanche, one of Trump’s lawyers. “As a result of the Judge’s determination, no motion is pending in the above title at the Court of Appeals.”

The news comes less than a week after the judge who presided over Trump’s trial, Juan Merchan, denied the president-elect’s motion to dismiss the case. Trump’s legal team had argued that the presidential transition process should be allowed to continue without the disruption of a criminal sentencing hearing, but Merchan disputed that logic.

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The day so far

Joe Biden and the four living ex-presidents, Donald Trump among them, met at the National Cathedral in Washington DC for Jimmy Carter’s memorial service, the first time such a gathering had occurred since George HW Bush’s funeral in 2018. The president delivered a eulogy for Carter, in which he hailed Carter’s character, which he called his “enduring tribute”. So, too, did Carter family members, and the sons of his vice-president Walter Mondale and Gerald Ford, the Republican president Carter defeated in 1976. Carter’s casket is now on its way to his hometown Plains, Georgia, where he will be buried at his home after a private funeral for family later today.

Here’s what else has happened today so far:

• Trump sat next to Barack Obama, the president who he levied racist attacks against to build his political profile. Nonetheless, the two seemed friendly.

• Michelle Obama could not attend the memorial because of a scheduling conflict, Politico reported.

• Foreign dignitaries including UN secretary general António Guterres, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown and Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau attended Carter’s memorial.

Politico reports that Michelle Obama is in Hawaii, and missed Jimmy Carter’s memorial service because she had a scheduling conflict.

She was the lone former first lady not to attend, leaving Barack Obama to sit next to Donald Trump. The two former presidents – the latter of whom will be back in power soon – shared what looked to be some amiable conversation before the memorial started.

Trudeau, Brown and Guterres among foreign dignitaries and at Carter memorial service

Jimmy Carter’s memorial service was attended by a host of foreign officials, including Canada’s outgoing prime minister Justin Trudeau, United Nations secretary general António Guterres and Britain’s Prince Edward.

Former British prime minister Gordon Brown was also in attendance:

Pallbearers move Carter’s casket from National Cathedral ahead of burial in Georgia

Military pallbearers have picked up Jimmy Carter’s casket and taken it out of the National Cathedral. Joe Biden and the former presidents stood with their hands over their hearts as they passed.

Carter’s casket is now scheduled to be driven to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and then flown to an army airfield in Georgia. There, it will be Secret Service employees who protected the former president.

This afternoon, Carter’s family will hold a private funeral at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown Plains, where he taught Sunday school. Carter will then be buried at his home.

Joe Biden reached out and touched Jimmy Carter’s casket as he walked back to his seat after finishing his eulogy.