Police Share in Government’s Largesse

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2009 In the midst of a recession with continuously rising unemployment, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the government will hand out $1 billion in grants to law enforcement agencies across the country. The money will go toward hiring and rehiring police officers in all 50 states. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Holder Says He Will Pursue Torture Wrongdoing

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2009 What to make of the administration's policy on holding torturers accountable? Attorney General Eric Holder says he "will not permit the criminalization of policy differences," but will pursue wrongdoing "to the full extent of the law." The problem here is that when it comes to torture, policy differences just might be criminal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DoJ Releases Bush-Era Torture Memos

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2009 After President Obama announced that the CIA operatives who employed harsh interrogation methods (read: torture) on suspected terrorists during the Bush administration won't be subject to legal repercussions, the Department of Justice made four "torture memos" publicly available on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Justice Dept. Wants Stevens Conviction, Charges Dropped

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2009 Former Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska probably lost his seat because he was convicted of corruption charges, but now his guilt may be in doubt. At the direction of Attorney General Eric Holder, the Justice Department has asked a federal judge to set aside the verdict and dismiss the indictment because of prosecutorial shenanigans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attorney General: On Race, America Is ‘a Nation of Cowards’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2009 Speaking at a Justice Department event in honor of Black History Month, the first black attorney general, appointed by the first black president, acknowledged that America has made progress but warned that "in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards." His full remarks, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Holder on Board as New Attorney General

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2009 On Monday, the U.S. Senate gave the nod to Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, making Holder the first African-American put in charge of the Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Holder States the Obvious

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2009 Attorney general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. has announced a groundbreaking hypothesis on waterboarding: It's torture. The position, which contradicts piles of Bush-era law literature defending the practice, is just one step in an avowed process to fix many of the problems riddling current Justice Department policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Introduces National Security Team

Staff / Truthdig Dec 1, 2008 As expected, President-elect Barack Obama named Sen. Hillary Clinton as his choice for secretary of state and gave Robert Gates the opportunity to continue his work as secretary of defense -- just two in a series of high-powered nominations Obama announced Monday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Taps Clinton Vet for Attorney General

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2008 According to multiple reports, Barack Obama has settled on Eric Holder as his attorney general. So who is he? Holder has been a deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, a U.S. attorney, a judge, a prominent Washington lawyer and one of the advisers responsible for Obama's VP vetting. He would be the first black attorney general and happens to rock a fairly impressive mustache. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )