NBC News Special Report

Special reports covering the transport of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) to the U.S. Capitol to lie in State.

9:30 a.m. President Carter's remains arrive at the Washington National Cathedral, where a brief arrival ceremony is held. 10 a.m. The National Funeral Service for President Carter takes place. 11:15 a.m. Upon conclusion of the funeral service, President Carter and his family will travel by motorcade to Joint Base Andrews. 

Fire & Ash: Devastation in L.A. will feature the latest on the destruction, with coverage from NBC News anchors and reporters on the ground.

His speech will be delivered from the Oval Office, a location typically reserved for momentous occasions and major news.

The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a blow to TikTok by upholding a law that could potentially lead to the video-sharing social media platform being banned in the United States.

The justices rejected a free speech challengefiled by the company, meaning the law is set to go into effect on Sunday as planned.

The bipartisan law requires China-based TikTok owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company by Sunday, the day before President-elect Donald Trump is to take office. If no sale takes place, the platform used by millions of Americans will in theory be banned.

Savannah Guthrie and Lester Holt lead coverage of President Trump's address to Congress.

133 cardinals from around the world will gather today in the Sistine Chapel for the papal conclave. The electors will vote on a new pope until there is a two-thirds majority. 

New pope selected: White smoke has risen above the Sistine Chapel, the signal that cardinals have chosen a new pope on the second day of the conclave. His identity, and the name he will take as pontiff, will be revealed soon. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been selected as the 267th pope in history. He is the first American to serve in the role and chooses the name Leo XIV. 

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine detailed the U.S. military strikes against three nuclear facilities in Iran called Operation Midnight Hammer. Caine said there was "extremely severe damage" to the sites. 

President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine after talks in Alaska today.

Putin said he and Trump had reached an "understanding" on Ukraine and warned Europe not to "torpedo the nascent progress." But Trump said, "There's no deal until there's a deal," adding that he plans to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders soon.

Neither president provided any substantive details, nor did they take any questions from reporters after speaking for a combined total of about 12 minutes.

NBC News' Richard Engel, reporting from Kharkiv, Ukraine, heard air raid sirens go off as the Trump-Putin news conference was ending.

A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after finding the prosecutor who brought the cases, former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, was not lawfully appointed.

Special reports covering the transport of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) to the U.S. Capitol to lie in State.

9:30 a.m. President Carter's remains arrive at the Washington National Cathedral, where a brief arrival ceremony is held. 10 a.m. The National Funeral Service for President Carter takes place. 11:15 a.m. Upon conclusion of the funeral service, President Carter and his family will travel by motorcade to Joint Base Andrews.