In his first week back in office, Donald Trump pardoned every single person charged with a crime in connection to the January 6th insurrection and House Speaker Mike Johnson has created a new January 6th select subcommittee to re-investigate the events of that day.

P resident Donald Trump suspended funding for federal aid programs on Tuesday. Impacted agencies had to enforce the suspension by 4 p.m. Individual assistance programs like social

A Jackson clinic was forced to close Wednesday due to a gas leak. Gas crews as well as the fire department responded to Woodrow Wilson Avenue, outside the Bennie Thompson Health Facility, across from Veterans Memorial Stadium. Atmos workers spent much of the day to try to fix the leak.

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 Mississippi's congressional delegation, Thompson's career ...

Among the pardons, were those who were members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee. 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 ...

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

The nine former members of the January 6 Select Committee appeared to accept preemptive pardons issued by former President Biden

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.

Majority-Black, rural school districts in Mississippi like the one where Jacqueline Brown has taught for 17 years cannot afford budget cuts. It’s already difficult to recruit a certified math teacher or offer additional incentives to retain experienced educators who are nearing retirement in a rural area,

In March 2024, the House Administation’s Subcommittee on Oversight, led by Loudermilk, released its first findings report, which accused the Jan. 6 committee of deleting records and promoting a political narrative against Trump instead of investigating the Capitol’s security failures.

Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the former chairman of the original Jan. 6 committee. “That’s not the democracy that we’ve come to love and support.”

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 ...