WASHINGTON ‒ Rep. Bennie Thompson, who led a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, said there's been an "uptick" in threating calls against members of Congress since President Donald ...

In the histories of Mississippi's political history, few figures loom as large as Congressman Bennie G. Thompson. As the longest-serving Black elected official in the state and the sole Democrat ...

Democratic Mississippi Congressmen Bennie Thompson, though not expressly named in the pardon, was the chair of the Jan. 6 House committee. "On January 6, 2021, American democracy was tested when a ...

It was led by U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Republican Liz Cheney, who later pledged to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris and campaigned with her. The committee’s final report found that ...

WASHINGTON (WTVA) — U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said he’s grateful for President Joe Biden’s pardon of the Jan. 6 Committee. Biden announced several pardons on Monday morning, Jan. 20 ...

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Stuart Sternberg of the Tampa Bay Rays is one of baseball’s most successful, impactful owners in the past 20 years. But if Sternberg cannot salvage the Rays’ stadium deal in St. Petersburg ...

Rays owner Stuart Sternberg's tenure with the club "appears headed for a crossroads," according to Ken Rosenthal of THE ATHLETIC. His team lost its current ballpark for at least the 2025 season due to ...

It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of our beloved Bennie Sanders. He passed away at his home on Jan. 11, 2025. Bennie was born on March 6, 1938 in Tyler, Tex. to Autry and ...

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), who headed Congress’s special investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Tuesday that he has been in talks with the White House about ...

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 ...

President-elect Trump condemned President Biden for awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, accusing them of corruption. Cheney and Thompson were recognized for ...