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Michigan attorney general fights for affirmative action ban

DETROIT (AP) – Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (SHOO’-tee) says he’ll meet a Friday deadline to ask an entire appeals court to uphold the state’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions...

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Holder answers critics on gun-smuggling issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says his testimony to Congress about a controversial gun-smuggling probe was truthful and accurate and that Republicans are engaging in political...

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How Eric Holder became a GOP prime target

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is under the gun these days, but his critics seem to protest too much. The source of Holder’s woes is Operation Fast and Furious, a federal ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and...

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Holder: Fast and Furious errors won't be repeated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday acknowledged serious mistakes in an arms trafficking probe that allowed AK-47s and other weapons to leak into the black market, but he insisted...

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Holder vows to enforce civil rights protections

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year’s elections amid a flurry of activity by states to redraw political...

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Eric Holder says things about race Obama can't or won't say

Attorney General Eric Holder often says the things President Obama can’t or won’t say. Especially when it comes to the hot button topic of race and race relations in America. President Obama has...

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Color of Change: Obama administration should investigate the banks

The Obama administration and state law enforcement officials from across the country are currently in negotiation with several of the nation’s biggest banks, and there’s a critical choice at hand. The...

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Eric Holder, Republicans square off over 'Fast & Furious' documents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about its handling of...

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Eric Holder will address 'targeted killings'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five months after the CIA sought out and killed an American-born cleric and al-Qaida operative in Yemen, Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to explain how the U.S. can legally...

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Eric Holder disturbed by reports on NYPD Muslim spying

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Thursday he’s disturbed by what he’s read about the New York Police Department conducting surveillance of mosques and Islamic student...

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Holder emerges as sharp, vocal opponent of voter ID laws

Attorney General Eric Holder is sharply criticizing the expansion of laws that would require photo identification to vote, blasting them as “unnecessary” and arguing that proponents of the provisions...

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Eric Holder vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing of Trayvon Martin if it finds evidence that a federal criminal...

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Lawmakers move toward citing Eric Holder for contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Committee is preparing a contempt citation against Attorney General Eric Holder as it applies pressure for more documents from a flawed gun-tracking operation. An official of...

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Civil rights group asks Issa not to hold Eric Holder in contempt

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights has sent a letter to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) urging him not to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt in the investigation of the controversial...

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Why Republicans should stop their push against Holder

House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are considering an extreme measure in a bringing up a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. This course of action...

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Republicans clash with Eric Holder on Fast and Furious

PETE YOST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder clashed Thursday with congressional Republicans seeking more information about a flawed gun-trafficking investigation in...

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Holder appoints 2 US attorneys to lead leaks probe

PETE YOST,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. attorneys are taking over separate FBI investigations into leaks of national security information that critics have accused the White House of...

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The unnecessary GOP campaign against Eric Holder

House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor are considering an extreme measure in a bringing up a vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. This course of action...

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Why Holder is likely to survive a Republican barrage

Congressional Republicans have turned Attorney General Eric Holder into a symbol of Obama administration malfeasance, and the GOP-controlled House is considering charging him with contempt of Congress,...

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Eric Holder proposes meeting by Monday with Issa

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa (EYE’-suh) by Monday to settle a dispute over Justice Department documents the congressman is demanding on a...

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