Lie in state

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in January 2019.

National

Rep. John Lewis Will Lie In State At The U.S. Capitol, With An Outdoor Public Viewing

10:27pm July 23, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Visitors will file by the the Capitol and be required to wear masks because of the coronavirus. Lewis' family urges people outside of Washington, D.C., to pay tribute virtually.

Mourners pay their respects at a mural of Rep. John Lewis painted on a building in Atlanta. The civil rights icon and congressman died on Friday.

National

Calls Grow To Honor John Lewis In Ways Both Symbolic And Concrete

8:26pm July 19, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

Proposed ideas include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the late congressman and passing expanded voting rights legislation in his name.

The flag-draped casket of Sen. John McCain arrives inside the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

Politics & Government

McCain Makes A Final Return to Washington For Rare Honors

1:22pm August 31, 2018

by Deirdre Walsh

The senator's casket will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda overnight, watched by an honor guard. Congressional leaders and Vice President Pence paid tribute in Friday's memorial service.