The Latest Breaking News from Bennie Thompson

Officials at the DHS’s office of inspector general said their attempts to inform Congress in April were thwarted

The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has interviewed former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and met briefly with Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor Doug Mastriano as it probes Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election

An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said the House committee has requested records from Jones' phone.

The newly released 2013 report comes amid cover-up allegations over his probe into deleted Secret Service texts.

After the inspector general’s office requested the Secret Service’s January 6 communications, the effort was shut down

House committee leaders say they have "grave new concerns" about Trump-appointed IG's "lack of transparency and independence."

WASHINGTON — Leaders of two House panels want the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General to answer questions about what they say are possible attempts to cover up the loss of Secret Service texts tied to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

New reporting indicates texts from key Homeland Security officials were lost in a “reset” of government phones.

Republicans Josh Hawley of Missouri and Ted Cruz of Texas led the Senate challenge on Jan. 6, 2021, to Joe Biden's victory

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

‘There was a pre-planned migration of the phones that just happened to be on the same day as the first violent insurrection in American history?’ Rep Jamie Raskin asked