Rep. Bennie G. Thompson

insurrection at the Capitol and related threats against the Nation’s peaceful transition of power,

Capitol Hill Attack: Thompson Seeking Answers on Intelligence Failures

Photos: YouTube Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on ...

National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin on the domestic terrorism threat in the wake of the attack on the Capitol

House DHS Chair: Domestic Terror Threats “Heightened”

Photo: YouTube Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the Department of Homeland ...

Dawn Wooten, a nurse at the facility, has alleged that detained women underwent medical procedures without their consent

Democrats Issue Subpoena Regarding Alleged Abuse at Georgia Detention Center

Photo: YouTube Wednesday, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), the Chairwoman ...

DHS has been the face of President Trump’s most extreme and politicized policies, from family separation to the arrests of Ameri

Democrats Introduce DHS Reform Bill to Address Politicization of Agency

[DHS Reform Act of 2020 (H.R. 8791)] Rep Thompson: “Over the past four years, DHS has been the face of President Trump’s most extreme ...

“Today, there are rumors the President may be cleaning house at CISA

Rep. Thompson: Trump Rumored to be “cleaning house” at DHS

[Department of Homeland Security] Rep. Thompson: “Today, there are rumors the President may be cleaning house at CISA, with one high-level official reportedly asked ...

Officers were deployed to Portland before they received proper training, some officers may have never received the proper traini

Watchdog: DHS Improperly Deployed Officers and Agents to Task Force

[Office of the Inspector General] “This emergency Management Alert warns that the DHS did not comply with the law when it created and deployed ...

Congress should oppose this order and ensure that President Trump does not make thousands of political appointments on his way o

House DHS chairman denounces Trump politicization of Federal civil service

[Trump\Federal Civil Service] Rep. Thompson: “President Trump’s executive order to politicize the Federal Civil Service serves no purpose other than his short-sighted political desire ...

“roughly 1,000 domestic terrorism investigations a year. It’s higher than that this year…A good bit north of 1,000 this year.”

Planned Michigan Attack Highlights Consequences of Trump’s Domestic Terror Inaction

[Michigan Governor\Kidnapping Plot] Gov. Whitmer: “Hate groups heard the president’s words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry. As a call to ...

Exposing Secret Service personnel to the virus does not just put them at risk, it puts their families and the public at risk.

House DHS Chairman Denounces Trump’s “Reckless Disregard” for Public Health

[Trump\COVID-19] Rep. Thompson: “President Trump is being increasingly reckless with the health of the American people and those around him, including the men and ...

"DHS has consistently ranked New York City as having the highest risk of terrorism in the Nation

House DHS Chair: Trump’s NYC “Anarchist Jurisdiction” Designation Dangerous

[NYC\“Anarchist Jurisdictions”] Rep. Thompson: “That President Trump would cut such funding this month, as we observe the 19th anniversary of the deadliest terror attack ...