Thompson encouraged Americans to pay attention to how Trump is starting his second term after he issued 1,500 pardons to Jan. 6 rioters.

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who chaired the now-defunct House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, and has been targeted by President-elect Donald Trump over his work on the panel, on Monday said he has discussed a ...

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the two leaders of the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee, thanked former President Biden for a pardon they said was “not for

As Mississippi and the nation face new challenges, Bennie Thompson's legacy serves as a beacon of hope and a reminder of the power of principled public service. His journey from the cotton fields of Bolton to the halls of Congress embodies the American dream and the ongoing struggle for a more perfect union.

In his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration, President Joe Biden issued pardons for members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, is set to be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president

Governing by social media was back, and so was Donald Trump. Lawmakers had been eager ... “It doesn’t bode well for democracy,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the former House Jan ...

President Biden noted that the "should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing."

Just hours before leaving office Monday, Jan. 19, President Joe Biden pardoned potential targets of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino.

WASHINGTON • President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson and other members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

As of January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) had signed 26 executive orders, four proclamations, and 11 memoranda in his second presidential term, which began on January 20, 2025. Each type of presidential document is different in authority and ...