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 ...

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.

This combo photo shows Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., speaking during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago, left; and Former Republican Congresswoman Liz ...

President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led the congressional investigation into the violent Jan. 6, 2021, US ...

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 Joe Biden presented Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson with the Presidential Citizens Medal, honoring the leaders of the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on ...