Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and former Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, served as chair and vice chair of the House Jan. 6 select committee.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who headed the Jan. 6 committee, will be honored by President Biden with the Presidential Citizens Medal. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption ...

President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led ...

President Biden awards former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, the leaders of Jan. 6 committee, the Presidential Citizens Medal for their "exemplary deeds of service." ...

President Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 ...