“I came here today,” Obama said, “because I, like so many Americans, owe a great debt to John Lewis.” To honor his homegoing, many who gave eulogies at Lewis’ invitation-only funeral ...

John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.

One notable absence from Thursday's state funeral for Jimmy Carter was Michelle Obama. A statement from her office acknowledged as much without providing a reason, reports USA Today ...