ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 29 -- The Carter Center issued the following statement on Nov. 27, 2024: * * * The Carter Center is concerned about this week's violence in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. We urge Pakistani authorities to uphold the right of protestors to assemble and demonstrate peacefully, refrain from the use of excessive force against protestors, lift restrictions on mobile and internet services, and reverse the arbitrary detentions of thousands of protesters. Reports that a number of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Ga., introduced the "President Jimmy Carter Congressional Gold Medal Act" on Sept. 18, 2024. The text of the bill was released on Nov. 25. H.R. 9647. A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to former President Jimmy Carter in recognition of his service to the Nation; to the Committee on Financial Services. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., Austin Scott, R-Ga., Buddy Carter, R-Ga., Henry C. Johnson, D-Ga., A. Dre  more