Former US Attorney General Eric Holder endorses Clinton for president
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — Hillary Clinton has secured an endorsement from the nation’s first black attorney general as she works to maintain an advantage among African-American voters in her...
View ArticleAttorney General announces investigation of Chicago police
CHICAGO (AP) — The Justice Department will investigate the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department, the U.S. attorney general announced Monday, a move that comes nearly two weeks after...
View ArticleWhy Republicans’ short-sighted politics will hurt them in 2016
It’s been five months since President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to take over the reins as the nation’s attorney general, and while the historic delay has finally ended, problems for the GOP are...
View ArticleLoretta Lynch wins confirmation as attorney general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided...
View ArticleObama on Loretta Lynch Delays: ‘This Is Embarrassing’
President Barack Obama is fed up with the Republican-controlled Senate for its failure to confirm Loretta Lynch as Attorney General. “Call Loretta Lynch for a vote. Get her confirmed. Put her in place....
View ArticleEric Holder: We’re prepared to dismantle Ferguson police force if necessary
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson was still on the job Friday, two days after a government report blasted his beleaguered department for years of racial profiling, and the mayor...
View ArticleLoretta Lynch moves closer to confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Senators weigh Loretta Lynch’s nomination to be America’s top law enforcement official for a second day at a hearing certain to pile criticism on President Barack Obama and Eric...
View ArticleEric Holder to announce plan to end racial profiling
ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil...
View ArticleConservative news site Breitbart tries to come for Loretta Lynch and fails...
Conservative news site Breitbart had one of those “good news, bad news” moments. The bad news? They attacked the wrong Loretta Lynch in an article about President Obama’s newest nominee for attorney...
View ArticleLoretta Lynch chosen by Obama for attorney general
Loretta Lynch is President Barack Obama’s choice to replace Eric Holder as the new attorney general. If confirmed, Lynch would be the first black woman to hold the position. The announcement came...
View ArticleEric Holder to resign as Attorney General
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will announce he is stepping down Thursday, according to multiple reports. Holder, the country’s first black attorney general, will “stay on the job until a successor...
View ArticleHouse Republican introduces to bill to revoke Eric Holder’s pay
Republicans have not been shy about showing their disdain towards Attorney General Eric Holder, but a new piece of legislation takes their opposition to uncharted territory. Rep. Blake Farenthold...
View ArticleHolder snaps at Gohmert on contempt: ‘You don’t want to go there’
The war of words between Attorney General Eric Holder and Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert, a tea party lawmaker from Texas, escalated once again on Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing....
View ArticleEric Holder endorses drug sentencing changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug traffickers, saying the change would rein in...
View ArticleEric Holder recovering after trip to hospital for faintness
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder has been discharged from a Washington hospital, where he spent several hours today after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. Officials...
View ArticleEric Holder: Discriminatory laws don’t need defending
WASHINGTON (AP) — State attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws in their states banning same-sex marriage if the laws discriminate in a way forbidden by the Constitution, U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleTexas GOP governor candidate welcomes Nugent ‘apology’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott says Ted Nugent ”rightly apologized” for degrading comments that resurfaced after Abbott welcomed the polarizing rocker to his campaign for...
View ArticleEric Holder urges restoring voting rights to ex-inmates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday urged states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates, an issue he said primarily affects African-Americans. Eleven states continue to...
View ArticleJustice Department applies same-sex rights to itself
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an assertion of same-sex marriage rights, Attorney General Eric Holder is applying a landmark Supreme Court ruling to the Justice Department, announcing Saturday that same-sex...
View ArticleHolder speaks out on Voter ID, Wall St, NSA in MSNBC exclusive
Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that the spy agency’s vast secret surveillance is on strong legal footing. In...
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