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Article snippet: The late President George H.W. Bush will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda early next week, congressional leaders announced Saturday. Leaders of the House and Senate said that a bicameral arrival ceremony will be held Monday evening. The public will be able to pay their respects until Wednesday morning. Gerald Ford was the last president to lie in state following his death in 2006. The late Sen. MORE (R-Ariz.), who died in August, also laid in state in the Rotunda. Bush's family announced the former president's death Friday in a statement released by his son, former President George W. Bush. No cause of death has been given. He was 94 years old. MORE has declared a national day of mourning for Wednesday to honor Bush and has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days. Trump also issued an executive order closing federal agencies and departments on Wednesday. Trump and first lady plan to attend Bush's funeral services at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., despite having feuded with several members of the Bush family. President Trump did not attend McCain's funeral in September at the senator's request. Details on the funeral service have not yet been released. "He was a wonderful man," Trump said of the late president while speaking to reporters on Saturday during a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Group of 20 summit. Trump said he spoke with Bush's sons, George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, by phone earlier in the day.... Link to the full article to read more