Tag: Eric Holder

On Thursday, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) officially introduced his Articles of Impeachment resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder.  The resolution cites a string of allegations against Holder, such as involvement in Operation Fast and Furious, refusal to enforce the Defense

Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) has introduced an Articles of Impeachment resolution against Attorney General Eric Holder for his role in Operation Fast and Furious and other scandals of President Barack Obama’s administration. Seven congressman have signed onto the resolution thus

(AP) Govt reaches agreement to allow airline mergerBy DAVID KOENIG and PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Justice Department says it has reached an agreement to allow American Airlines and US Airways to merge, creating the world’s biggest airline.The agreement requires the airlines

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder to ask the Department of Justice to fund GPS tracking devices for autistic children–even though there are private companies that already offer this service. 14-year old Avonte Oquendo

Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) told local supporters at a town hall in his northern Florida district Tuesday night that he and other Republicans are currently drafting a resolution seeking impeachment for Attorney General Eric Holder. “It’s to get him out

Left-wing activists and officials within President Barack Obama’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), part of Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice (DOJ), attempted this week to reframe Operation Fast and Furious as a problem with America’s

We are going to punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us. -President Barack Obama, October 2010 The Obama Justice Department has increased Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement

On Tuesday’s Hannity on Fox News, Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large and Government Accountability Institute (GAI) president Peter Schweizer said Attorney General Eric Holder is like the “squeegee guy holding the brick” in describing how President Barack Obama’s Justice Department has extorted

In remarks for a law enforcement conference in Philadelphia, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says unarmed citizens victimized in mass shootings should count on local police instead of specially trained units to arrive on scene.  According to the AP, “the

“My administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.” – Barack Obama March 27, 2009 The president was speaking to the heads of America’s largest banks in the White House shortly after his election. At this extraordinary meeting,

Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) told Breitbart News on Monday that the Obama administration’s decision to block publication Operation Fast and Furious whistleblower John Dodson’s book is troubling.  In response to the attempt to block the book’s publication

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has stepped up to represent Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent John Dodson, the whistleblower who first publicly unearthed the Operation Fast and Furious scandal, against the agency’s efforts to

(AP) Marathon suspect wants prison restrictions liftedBy DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs WriterBOSTONLawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge Wednesday to lift restrictions placed on him in prison, arguing that the conditions are overly harsh, have left

On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he would slash his own salary in the case of a government shutdown. On Wednesday, asked if President Obama would do the same, White House press secretary Jay Carney demurred. “”I don’t have

After the U.S. Justice Department sued North Carolina over its voter ID law on Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder reiterated that he felt the state’s law requiring photo identification to vote was intended to and will discriminate against blacks.  “The

A U.S. District Court Judge denied the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the House of Representatives’ lawsuit demanding administration documents related to the Operation Fast and Furious gun walking scandal. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

According to an unnamed source briefed by someone in the Justice Department,  ABC News is reporting that Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama Administration are planning to sue the state of North Carolina for racial discrimination. The administration is

Obama Administration officials led by Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Detroit on Friday to meet with officials to discuss President Barack Obama’s plans to give a package of at least $320 million to the bankrupt Motor City, which

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) — U.S. attorneys will review and possibly refile charges in drug cases so specific offenders won’t face mandatory sentences, Attorney General Eric Holder said. Holder said the policy change will be applied to low-level, non-violent suspects

Authorities have detained a third suspect in the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, who was allegedly shot to death with weapons linked to the ATF’s “Fast & Furious” gun-walking program. Ivan Soto-Barraza was arrested in Mexico Thursday for

The House Oversight Committee has sent a letter to soon-to-be-retired Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and embattled Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the dramatic upswing in asylum requests by those crossing the border. Over the past few months, asylum requests

Last week, Eric Holder’s Department of Justice, fresh off its controversial decision to sue the state of Texas of its voter identification law, sued the state of Louisiana to block its school voucher program largely designed to help minority children.

To understand the failure of public education in this country, one must first understand that the entire system is designed for the benefit of the adults who work in it. Union dues from people working in the system are funneled