Attorney General Eric Holder

President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan hold a joint press conference, during a rain shower, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 16, 2013. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama: I Have ‘Complete Confidence’ In Holder

President Barack Obama continues to back Attorney General Eric Holder following the fallout over the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press.

2013/05/16

Holder: Potential Civil Rights Violations At IRS

Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI’s criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities.

2013/05/15

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the Anti Defamation League (ADL) 2013 Centennial Summit at the Grand Hyatt hotel, on April 29, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

RNC Chair: Holder Should Resign Over AP Scandal

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.

2013/05/14

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answers questions during a press briefing at the White House on May 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

White House: We Had No Knowledge Of DOJ Attempts To Seek AP Phone Records

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.

2013/05/14

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the Anti Defamation League (ADL) 2013 Centennial Summit at the Grand Hyatt hotel, April 29, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Holder: Kansas Law Blocking Federal Gun Regulations Unconstitutional

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has told Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback that a new state law attempting to block federal regulation of some guns is unconstitutional and that the federal government is willing to go to court over the issue.

2013/05/02

Biden Press Office Apologizes For Demanding Student Journalist Delete Photographs

Vice President Joe Biden’s press office has apologized to the University of Maryland following “pure intimidation” demands for a student journalist to delete photos he took of a domestic violence event featuring Biden.

2013/03/13

First Lady, VP Biden Added To List Of Public Figures With Private Info Leaked To Mysterious Website

The first lady and the vice president are among the latest public figures to have their private information posted on a mysterious website, and the Secret Service has joined the investigation into the postings that include documents from people ranging from rapper Jay-Z to the head of the FBI.

2013/03/12