US President Joe Biden is bestowing the second-highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson, legislators who led the congressional investigation of the violent Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riot by President-elect Donald Trump's supporters.
Biden will award the Presidential Citizens Medal to 20 people in a ceremony Thursday at the White House, including Americans who fought for marriage equality, a pioneer in treating wounded soldiers, and two of the president's longtime friends, former senators Ted Kaufman, D-Del., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn.
