The flag-draped casket of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., lies in state in the Capitol, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 in Washington. (Alex Wong/Pool via AP)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on services for the late Rep. Elijah Cummings (all times local):
2:25 p.m.
Members of the public are paying their respects to the late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, as his body lies in state outside the House chamber where he served for 23 years.
Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, is the first African American lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol and just the third African American to lie in honor there. Civil rights leader Rosa Parks and U.S. Capitol Police Officer Jacob Chestnut Jr. were the first two.
At a ceremony Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed Cummings as the "North Star" for fellow House Democrats and said, "Elijah was truly a master of the House."
A wake and funeral are planned Friday in Baltimore. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are among the scheduled speakers.
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11:50 a.m.
Congressional leaders are paying tribute in the Capitol to late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, who is lying in state in Statuary Hall.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (puh-LOH'-see) on Thursday called Cummings the "North Star" for House Democrats and said, "Elijah was truly a master of the House." Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said, "Our country has lost a giant."
Cummings died last week at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. A sharecropper's son, Cummings rose to become a civil rights champion, a committee chairman and a leader of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
As a tribute to Cummings, no votes are scheduled Thursday in the House.
A wake and funeral are planned Friday in Baltimore.
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11 a.m.
The late Rep. Elijah Cummings is being remembered by congressional leaders and colleagues at the Capitol, where the Maryland Democrat is lying in state.
Members of Cummings' family were joined by lawmakers on Thursday as they looked on from the East Front Plaza when the hearse carrying Cummings' casket arrived at the Capitol and was carried up the building's steps.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and other congressional leaders planned to speak at the arrival ceremony.
The public was to have the chance to pay respects to Cummings later Thursday in Statuary Hall.
Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, died Oct. 17 after complications from long-standing health problems. A wake and funeral are planned Friday in Baltimore.
A sharecropper's son, Cummings rose to become a civil rights champion and a leader of an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., during memorial services for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, pool)
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The late Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is carried through the Rotunda to lie in state at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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FILE - In this April 27, 2017, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Many faith leaders, activists and politicians in Baltimore have one thing in common: They were mentored by Cummings. Cummings, who died Thursday at 68, inspired and advised others, sharing his political wisdom. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., hugs widow Maya Rockeymoore during a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)
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House Minority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., left, talks with Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as they gather with Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., front right, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, prior to a ceremony in honor of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)
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Norris Davis, friend of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, touches a banner with the likeness of the congressman after speaking during a viewing service at Morgan State University, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Masonic guards stand in front of an image of the late U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings during a viewing service at Morgan State University, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Baltimore. The Maryland congressman and civil rights champion died Thursday, Oct. 17, at age 68 of complications from long-standing health issues. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., arrives to attend a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep Jackie Speier, D-Calif., arrive for memorial services for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)
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Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., center, arrives for a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
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