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 ...

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 ...

Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi says if President Biden offered him a preemptive pardon for his role in leading the investigation into then-President Donald Trump's role in the 2021 ...

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 ...