Mike Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in state at the Capitol

House Speaker Mike Johnson refused a request for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol, sources revealed.

Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that Johnson rejected the request, which was made on behalf of Jackson's family, by citing recent past precedent for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk and former Vice President Dick Cheney.

The 84-year-old civil rights icon and two-time Democratic presidential candidate died this week, and his family announced that...