Former President Jimmy Carter will spend his ‘remaining time’ at home receiving hospice care instead of receiving additional ‘medical intervention,’ The Carter Center announced Saturday.

‘After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention,’ a statement from the organization reads. ‘He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.’

Carter turned 98 in October. He was the 39th president of the United States.

The former commander in chief was diagnosed with cancer in early 2015 after doctors performed liver surgery, according to a statement from the Carter Center, which made it clear that his cancer spread to other parts of his body.

In December 2015, Carter told his Sunday School class that he no longer has cancer.

‘Went for an MRI this past week and they (doctors) didn’t find any cancer at all in the brain,’ Carter said at the time.

Jill Stuckey, a member at Georgia’s Maranatha Baptist Church, said that the church erupted in applause when he made the announcement.

‘He said he got a scan this week and the cancer was gone,’ Stuckey said. ‘The church, everybody here, just erupted in applause.’

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The ‘HeGetsUs’ Christian campaign does not want to take a stance on abortion, claiming the issue has proven too divisive and loses sight of Jesus.

‘The debate over abortion is a great example of how the real Jesus too often gets lost, overlooked or distorted in debates over political and social issues,’ a spokesperson for HeGetsUs told Fox News.

The campaign was launched in March 2022 and plans to spend $2 billion over the next several years. The advertisements direct viewers to a website that includes Bible readings, ways to chat with real people about religion, and information about Jesus.

‘HeGetsUs’ saw a spike in interest after purchasing two advertisements during the 2023 Superbowl game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.

‘The debate will of course continue, and it’s an important discussion to have, but our focus is on helping people see and consider Jesus as he is shown in the Bible,’ the spokesperson continued. 

They added, ‘The Jesus of the Bible offers radical forgiveness, limitless compassion and unconditional love. He gets us and he loves us, and that includes people on both sides of this issue.’

The $20 million advertising campaign, funded in part by the family behind religious craft store chain Hobby Lobby, as well as Christian groups and other anonymous donors, bought two Superbowl ads centered on the idea that when it comes to Jesus, ‘He Gets Us.’

National Review contributing editor Andrew McCarthy published an op-ed Saturday claiming ‘the only thing’ that can establish comprehensive security at the southern border is a presidential impeachment.

McCarthy asserted that the legislature and courts are unable to address illegal immigration, necessitating Republicans to threaten removing President Biden from office. 

Republicans moving to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas are aiming ‘too low,’ he wrote in the piece.

‘You probably don’t want to hear this again, but at this stage, the only thing that might — might — turn the tide and establish a semblance of security at the southern border would be for House Republicans to impeach President Biden for first causing the border crisis and then, over the course of the next two years, willfully exacerbating it, not out of incompetence but because it’s what his radical base demands,’ the National Review Institute senior fellow wrote.

McCarthy claimed that the Supreme Court is ‘powerless’ to correct the massive influx of illegal migrants crossing the southern border, leaving the problem to be dealt with by individual states.

‘For over a century, judicial rulings and congressional Democrats have nullified their powers to uphold the rule of law against trespassers,’ McCarthy continued. ‘If the Court won’t help them, the states must rely on Biden, and it is Biden who has quite intentionally left the border defenseless, knowing full well that the states would be besieged.’

Acknowledging that the Democrat-controlled Senate would be unlikely to allow an actual impeachment, McCarthy made the case that impeachment articles could bring greater attention to the border issue.

‘That is the last thing to which Biden and Democrats want attention called,’ he asserted. ‘Border security is an 80–20 issue, favoring not so much Republicans (who are far from uniformly solid on upholding immigration law) as individual candidates and officials who demonstrate seriousness about it, most of whom happen to be Republicans.’

McCarthy concluded the article asserting that articles of impeachment were ‘the only available tool’ for Republicans to push the issue to its breaking point.

‘Joe Biden is not honoring his oath, and with Congress in a stalemate and state sovereignty nullified, only he can solve the border crisis he’s created. It’s that simple: Either Republicans use the only tool available to them to force Biden’s hand, or they are aiders and abettors,’ he wrote. ‘There is no middle ground.’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat in Munich on Saturday amid tensions between the two countries over a Chinese surveillance object shot down by the United States.

Blinken met with Wang Yi while the two diplomats were attending the Munich Security Conference. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price released a statement confirming the two diplomats ‘met on the margins’ of the Munich meeting which represents the first in-person meeting between China and the U.S. since the surveillance object was shot down.

‘The Secretary directly spoke to the unacceptable violation of U.S. sovereignty and international law by the PRC high-altitude surveillance balloon in U.S. territorial airspace, underscoring that this irresponsible act must never again occur,’ Price said.

Price added that Blinken ‘made clear’ that the United States ‘will not stand for any violation of our sovereignty.’

Price said that China’s surveillance program that has ‘intruded’ into the airspace of 40 countries across 5 continents has been ‘has been exposed to the world.’

Price said that Blinken also spoke to Yi about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ‘warned about the implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia or assistance with systemic sanctions evasion.’

The two diplomats, according to Price, also spoke about North Korea’s missile program and Blinken condemned the latest ICBM by the DPRK.

‘The Secretary reiterated President Biden’s statements that the United States will compete and will unapologetically stand up for our values and interests, but that we do not want conflict with the PRC and are not looking for a new Cold War,’ Price said. ‘The Secretary underscored the importance of maintaining diplomatic dialogue and open lines of communication at all times.’

The meeting comes two weeks after the United States military shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina that had been flying across the U.S. for several days.

Yi, head of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at the conference earlier in the day that the U.S. response to the Chinese surveillance balloon detected in American airspace had been ‘unimaginable’ and ‘hysterical.’ 

Former Vice President Mike Pence took to social media on Friday to share how his experience at Asbury College more than four decades ago moved him spiritually, as the evangelical service at the central Kentucky college known as the ‘Asbury revival’ entered its tenth straight day of worship.

‘As a college student, I too traveled to Asbury in 1978 for a Christian music festival. There it was as though I heard the gospel for the very first time,’ Pence wrote in a tweet. ‘I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior and my life has never been the same.’

Pence, who was baptized and raised in a Roman Catholic parish, said he was ‘deeply moved’ by the revival that’s currently taking place at the school and suggested that ‘lives will be changed forever’ because of it.

Asbury also played a role in encouraging Pence while he was vice president under former President Donald Trump. Pence, who has offered numerous hints that he may enter the presidential race in 2024, shared a portion of his memoir in another tweet, stating that Asbury’s ministry reminded him ‘that even when it doesn’t seem like it, God is still working!’

The routine morning service on Feb. 8 at Asbury University — a small private Christian university, in Wilmore, Kentucky — has been celebrating nonstop for 10 days in what many of its participants are calling a ‘revival.’

Christians of numerous faith traditions have visited the chapel service at Asbury. Fr. Norman Fischer —  a Catholic priest in Lexington, Kentucky — reportedly told Catholic publication Our Sunday Visitor that the ongoing worship service was ‘pure’ and ‘definitely of God, definitely of the Holy Spirit.’

The movement began after students refused to leave following a chapel service last Wednesday, and the services have since grown to pack the room with worshipers from all over the country, according to Christianity Today.

The ‘Asbury Revival,’ as it has been called, echoes a widely reported worship event that took place decades ago.

A revival erupted at the same university in 1970 in Hughes Auditorium. The service began inside the campus chapel before more and more students arrived to worship, pray and sing over the course of 144 consecutive hours.

In Protestant Evangelical Christianity, a ‘revival’ is a sudden and enthusiastic restoration of religious vigor among a church, town or larger geographic region.

The Asbury Revival is having cascading effects as congregations elsewhere in the United States join in the marathon worship.

Students at Samford University in Alabama are now entering their fourth day of continuous prayer.

Samford’s service, held in Reid Chapel, began as usual before Thursday classes were canceled due to weather.

Church-goers stayed and continued the meeting until it began to be compared to the Asbury event. 

‘For over seven hours, students gathered in Reid [Wednesday] and well into the morning worshiping, praying, sharing testimonies and reading Scripture,’ Samford Ministry Training Institute executive director Kevin Blackwell told the Alabama Baptist.

Fox News’ Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this article.

Politicians are reacting to former President Jimmy Carter entering hospice care, saying that he’s a ‘model of kindness.’

Carter will spend his ‘remaining time’ in his Georgia home receiving hospice care, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday.

‘After a series of short hospital stays, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention,’ a statement from the organization reads. ‘He has the full support of his family and his medical team. The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.’

Carter turned 98 in October. He served as the 39th President of the United States. 

Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-N.J., said that Carter is a ‘model of kindness.’

‘Please have a prayer and a warm thought for Pres Carter. Jimmy Carter is the model of kindness, generosity, and decency that is the finest part of America. He is a great man and in our family’s thoughts now,’ he tweeted.

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., said on Twitter that he is ‘Sending my best to the Carter family and to Jimmy Carter, a kind, decent, generous-hearted man.’

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said on Twitter that he’s ‘Wishing the Carter Family peace and gratitude for the family’s decades of service.’

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Penn., said that he is wishing Carter ‘comfort and peace in the days ahead.’

Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said on Twitter that Carter’s life should be an example for all.

‘President Carter has led a well-lived life, faithfully serving his country and setting a great example for all,’ Rounds tweeted. ‘Praying for peace and comfort for him, Rosalynn and all of their family in the coming weeks.’

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., said on Twitter that Carter is a ‘man of great faith.’

Tributes and heartfelt responses are pouring in following news that former President Jimmy Carter has been entered into hospice care.

‘While bedeviled by myriad problems during his years in office, Carter has had one of the greatest second acts in American history,’ acclaimed historian and conservative political consultant Craig Shirley told Fox News Digital on Saturday afternoon. 

‘He also deserves the lion’s share of the credit for producing the durable Camp David Accords. Carter, an Annapolis grad, has always loved his country,’ Shirley, who has written four books on President Reagan, added.

Carter, 98, has been widely praised for his ‘second act’ after leaving the White House and dedicating himself to helping others through charity and promoting diplomacy around the globe.

On Saturday, The Carter Center announced that the former president will spend time at home rather than receive ‘additional medical intervention.’

‘He has the full support of his family and his medical team,’ the center’s statement said. ‘The Carter family asks for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers.’

Well wishes immediately began pouring in on social media following The Carter Center’s announcement.

‘This man moves humanity forward every single day,’ Maria Shriver, a journalist, philanthropist, and niece of former President John F. Kennedy, posted on Twitter. ‘He is such an inspiration. Devoted his whole life to public service. Sending him and his family my love, my respect, my support.’

Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson who now chairs The Carter Center governing board, said Saturday in a tweet that he ‘saw both of my grandparents yesterday. They are at peace and—as always—their home is full of love.’

Carter was a prominent supporter of Habitat for Humanity dating back to 1984 and volunteered with the group every year since then until 2020.  

‘All of us at Habitat for Humanity are lifting up President and Mrs. Carter in prayer as he enters hospice care,’ Habitat for Humanity CEO Jonathan Reckford said in a statement on Saturday. ‘We pray for his comfort and for their peace, and that the Carter family experiences the joy of their relationships with each other and with God in this time.’

Carter celebrated his most recent birthday in October with family and friends in Plains, Georgia, the tiny town where he and his wife, Rosalynn, were born in the years between World War I and the Great Depression.

The Carter Center last year marked 40 years of promoting its human rights agenda.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.