Tag: Eric Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder told President Barack Obama he would remain for only about a year. It came as a shock to many when President Obama asked him to serve a second term and Mr. Holder wavered a bit on

Is it any wonder given what has taken place over the last four years that the Obama administration is closing out 2012 mired in massive scandals? First, there is Benghazi-gate, where four Americans, including a U.S. Ambassador, were murdered by

(Reuters) – The head of the House Intelligence Committee suggested on Sunday that President Barack Obama might have known about former CIA Director David Petraeus’ extra-marital affair before the November election, and said Attorney General Eric Holder should address this

A retired Air Force Major is suing the government of Guam and the Guam Election Commission for denying his right to participate in a vote regarding the territory’s future political status because of his race. Arnold “Dave” Davis, who is

(AP) BP to pay $4.5 billion in oil spill settlementBy MICHAEL KUNZELMANNEW ORLEANSBP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government over the massive 2010 oil spill and will plead guilty to felony

He’s back. President Barack Obama reportedly asked Eric Holder to stay as attorney general after he’s inaugurated for a second term, and the controversial Cabinet head agreed. “I don’t know if everyone in the White House wants him [Holder] to

Reports claim that Attorney General Eric Holder learned of the investigation into CIA Director David Petraeus’ affair with Paula Broadwell during the summer of 2012 but said nothing. Allegedly, Holder and the rest of the DOJ, including the FBI, sat on

As new information emerges regarding Friday’s resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, not only does the story begin to crystallize, but so does the timeline of the FBI investigation that sparked it.  In light of the news that officials in

Even by the standards of the friday afternoon news dump tradition, yesterday’s news that Gen. David Petraeus had resigned from the CIA was a stunner. The most heralded military officer of his generation fell from grace after it was revealed

Speculation is running rampant that Attorney General Eric Holder will step down from the Obama administration – and now, President Obama is meeting with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, widely considered a possible Holder successor. More broadly, Patrick is considered a

Eric Holder says he has not decided whether he will continue as Attorney General during Obama’s second term in office. Holder was speaking to a group of law students at the University of Baltimore Thursday. He indicated he will speak

Citizen watchdog group True the Vote’s mission is to help maintain free and fair elections by protecting “the rights of legitimate voters, regardless of their political party affiliation.” Guarding against voter fraud, rooting our voter registration scams, ensuring that polling stations not

The latest congressional report on Operation Fast and Furious revealed that the highest levels of Eric Holder’s Justice Department were involved in creating a “deliberate strategy” to take down leaders of Mexican drug cartels.  Investigate reporter Matthew Boyle writes that

Wednesday is the one-year anniversary of the shocking discovery that over $1.5 billion from accounts of MF Global customers were looted under John Corzine’s watch. On Sunday, The American Principles super PAC placed full-page ads in ten Iowa and Ohio

The Espionage Act of 1917 was passed after the United States entered World War I. The act states that a person cannot interfere with military operations or help US enemies during war.  But, there is nothing in the Espionage Act

Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) has refused to condemn racially-charged remarks made by Rev. Joseph Lowery, who gave the benediction at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, at a Georgia Democratic rally.  “If Obama was white, there would be no question on who

My colleague John Nolte predicted President Barack Obama would use the debate as an opportunity to take responsibility for Libya. A lot of us were confused when President Obama threw Secretary of State Hillary Clinton under the bus, especially since

Nevada Senator Dean Heller and Representative Mark Amodei joined forces with Senator Charles Grassley to get answers about the US Attorney/Reno ATF rift.  Heller, Amodei and Grassley sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding a response and documents.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Thursday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting a Department of Justice investigation of the Obama campaign’s “pattern of potential misconduct” in illegally soliciting foreign donations. The Government Accountability Institute conducted a

Watergate is arguably the most sinister crime a Democrat can find to present to the American people when trying to silence a Republican. But it pales in comparison to the lies, illegal gun sales, weapons trafficking, and wholesale slaughter of

The Carolina Journal is reporting Attorney General Eric Holder’s brother, William Holder, is employing illegals at the McDonald’s he and his wife own in Wake County. AG Holder visited the Knightdale location, posing for pictures with employees and patrons. During