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NY sues Trump, ‘Trump University,’ claims fraud
ALBANY, New York (AP) — New York’s attorney general sued Donald Trump for $40 million Saturday, saying the real estate mogul helped run a phony “Trump University” that promised to make students rich...
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White House forum: ’50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity’
The White House is hosting a forum called “50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity” in anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Discussions...
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Eric Holder expands changes in drug-case policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expanding a major change in federal drug sentencing policy to cover pending drug cases, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. Last month, Holder said...
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Eric Holder: Focus on police training in mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says local police must sometimes be the first law enforcement officers to fire back in mass shootings and must receive intense training and the best...
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GOP rep reveals plan to impeach Eric Holder
Attorney General Eric Holder has long been one of the most reviled members of the Obama Administration by Republicans. He has frequently been the target of conservative Congressman who have hauled him...
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Despite Jay Z’s earnings for charity, Barneys still under investigation for...
Despite a quick internal review and a successful end to their 2013 holiday season, department store Barneys isn’t in the clear when it comes to recent allegations racial profiling. The retailer is...
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Virginia attorney general to fight state’s gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a move that could give gay marriage its first foothold in the South, Virginia’s attorney general said Thursday he concluded the state’s ban on same-sex unions is...
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Holder 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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Justice 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...
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Eric 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...
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Texas 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...
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Eric 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...
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Eric 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...
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Eric 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...
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Holder 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....
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House 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...
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Eric 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...
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Loretta 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...
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Conservative 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...
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Eric 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...
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