BOLTON, Miss. — Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Thompson, of Bolton, faced Evan Turnage and Pertis Herman Williams III in the Democratic primary. Ron Eller and Kevin Wilson are on the Republican ticket. “If you’re running for Congress and you want to make a […]

The victory by Mr. Thompson, the state’s longest-serving Black Democrat, offers a counterpoint to the broader push nationwide for younger leadership in Congress. Representative Bennie Thompson, the longest-serving Black Democrat in Mississippi, won his primary race for the Second Congressional District on Tuesday.Credit… Representative Bennie Thompson, the longest-serving congressional Black Democrat in Mississippi, won his […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson voted against funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, joining other Democratic lawmakers who expressed concerns that the measure inadequately addressed President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. In a statement Thursday, the Mississippi Democrat cited an ICE officer’s shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota. “For the past […]

Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, the senior Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee, announced his support Friday for an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The Mississippi lawmaker said Ms. Noem has “enriched herself” on taxpayers’ dime, ignored Congress’s laws, defied court orders and hindered congressional oversight. He said that amounted to abuse […]

A top FBI official struggled on Thursday to answer basic questions about Antifa after a Mississippi congressman pushed him to explain why he described the left-wing political movement as the nation’s top domestic terrorism threat. “The first one—President Trump has just announced an executive order, the domestic organization Antifa—that’s our primary concern right now,” FBI […]

A top FBI official labeled antifa as the top domestic terrorist threat facing the United States, but could not answer basic details about the movement and its structure, under questioning from Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. Michael Glasheen, a longtime FBI agent serving as operations director of the National Security Branch, called the movement the […]

Mississippi Sen. John Horhn should be the next mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson said in an official statement endorsing the state senator for the position on April 16, days before Horhn faces incumbent Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba in the April 22 runoff. “I have represented parts of Jackson both as Congressman […]

Democrats are using the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to blast President Trump, accusing him of inciting the riot and pledging accountability even as he pardoned hundreds of defendants on his first day in office.  The 2021 riot, which unfolded as lawmakers were certifying former President Biden’s election victory, sent shock waves […]

As House Democrats overwhelmingly joined Republicans in rejecting the impeachment resolution, President Trump says, “Go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, MAKE MY DAY!” Mississippi 2nd District Congressman Bennie Thompson was among 79 Democrats in the U.S. House to vote to pursue articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump (R) on Tuesday. Thompson, who also […]