The Latest Breaking News from Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter’s grandson says former president is ‘really sick’ following Claim to Fame exit

39th US president’s grandson, Hugo Wentzel, shared the health update after his elimination from ABC’s reality competition series

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023

The U.S. tendency to mythologize presidents may explain Donald Trump's appeal

Donald Trump faces three separate indictments — over 70 criminal and felony counts — with additional charges likely to come in the days ahead.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2023

Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tie-breaking votes in Senate history – a brief overview of what vice presidents do

On Jan. 20, 2021, Kamala Harris became the first African American, the first person of South Asian descent and the first woman to serve as vice president of the United States.

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2023

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both face significant health challenges

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

Marriage built to last: Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter mark 77th anniversary

ATLANTA — Numbers don’t lie. Especially when they are so beautiful.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2023

Cocaine in the White House: a brief history

The drug was found in the building this weekend – and it’s probably not the first time it’s been inside

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2023

Why it's time for Scotland to switch to the wellbeing economy

Thomas Bertram Lance, adviser to Jimmy Carter in the 1970s, coined a famous phrase: “If it ain't broke, don't fix it”.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2023

Jonathan Bernstein: Republicans promoting RFK Jr. are playing with fire

Nominations define parties. But what we’re seeing in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s futile challenge to President Joe Biden is an odd situation in which a nomination skirmish won’t change anything in the Democratic Party, but might have real impact on the Republican Party.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

Yes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate

Former President Donald Trump’s threat to skip the first Republican presidential debate, scheduled for Aug. 23, 2023, may be a sign that candidate debates will be the next casualty in the highly polarized political environment in the United States.

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2023

H. Lee Sarokin, judge who freed 'Hurricane' Carter, dies at 94

A federal judge who freed boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and famously said tobacco companies engaged in a “vast” conspiracy to conceal the dangers of smoking has died in California

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023