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 in ...

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 ...

Longtime Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., received one of the highest civilian honors on Thursday when President Joe Biden awarded him the Presidential Citizens Medal. Closing out the final ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bennie Mae Lett passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the age of 82 at her home in Corryton, TN. She was a beacon of love, kindness, and selfless service throughout her life. She was born and ...

Bennie Thompson, Mississippi's only Democrat in Washington D.C., is being awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by Democratic President Joe Biden on Thursday. Thompson was announced by the White ...

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early hours of ...

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 — President Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to Rep. Bennie Thompson and former Rep. Liz Cheney, the two lawmakers who led the House select committee that investigated ...

President Joe Biden will bestow the nation's second-highest civilian award, the Presidential Citizens Medal, to Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson, and 18 other distinguished individuals for their ...

ABUJA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A fuel tanker truck explosion killed 18 people in Nigeria's southeastern Enugu state on Saturday, the national road safety agency said, a week after another incident left ...