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Four years ago, the certification of the 2020 presidential election results was delayed after supporters of Trump, who lost the race, rioted at the Capitol.
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Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Carter's remains will lie in state at the Capitol from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning, allowing the public to pay respects.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Several roads around the route from the Navy Memorial to the Capitol are closed Tuesday.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
Special Air Mission 39 will depart Dobbins Air Reserve Base north of Atlanta and arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, with a motorcade into Washington and the Capitol, where members of Congress will pay their respects at an afternoon service.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
Carter's remains will lie in state at the Capitol from Tuesday evening to Thursday morning, allowing the public to pay respects.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Several roads around the route from the Navy Memorial to the Capitol are closed Tuesday.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Jan. 2025
Special Air Mission 39 will depart Dobbins Air Reserve Base north of Atlanta and arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, with a motorcade into Washington and the Capitol, where members of Congress will pay their respects at an afternoon service.
—Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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“The Capitol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Capitol. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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