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May 2, 2016

Holder used multiple email aliases as attorney general, DOJ officials reveal

Attorney General Eric Holder has used three different email aliases during his six years in the top job at the Justice Department, officials say.

May 2, 2016

Searing DOJ report says Ferguson PD routinely violated rights of African-Americans

The Ferguson Police Department routinely violated the constitutional rights of the local African-American population in the Missouri city for years, the Department of Justice has found in a searing report.

May 2, 2016

‘What the hell?’ Boehner rips VA for firing almost nobody, year after Shinseki resignation

House Speaker John Boehner tore into Veterans Affairs leadership Wednesday, alleging that nearly a year after then-Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned amid the scandal over veterans care, his successors have done little to fix the agency -- or even discipline those involved in the wait-times crisis.

May 2, 2016

Attorney General Lynch to visit Baltimore after protests

Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other Department of Justice leaders are visiting Baltimore.

May 2, 2016

AG nominee backs Obama on immigration actions, cites 'right' to work for all residents

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch backed up President Obama on his controversial immigration executive actions during her confirmation hearing Wednesday -- while going as far to say she believed in an illegal immigrant's "right" and "obligation to work."

May 2, 2016

Mixed Messages? Obama floats Atlantic drilling plan, moves to lock down Alaska

The Obama administration pitched a plan Tuesday to open up parts of the Atlantic Ocean to drilling for the first time, even as it moved to lock down parts of Alaska indefinitely.

May 2, 2016

Obama administration, GOP-led Congress prepare for fight over Bush-era education law

The Obama administration is gearing up for a battle with congressional Republicans over one of the signature domestic policies of the George W. Bush administration, No Child Left Behind.

May 2, 2016

Obama administration imposes sanctions on North Korea, after Sony hack

The Obama administration on Friday imposed a wave of sanctions against members of the North Korean government, amounting to the U.S. government's first official response to the cyber-attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.

April 28, 2016

Change for a $20: Tubman to replace Jackson on new bills; Hamilton stays

The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that abolitionist Harriet Tubman will replace former President Andrew Jackson on the new $20 bill – while Alexander Hamilton will remain on the front of the $10 note.

April 28, 2016

Strange Bedfellows: Obama, fossil fuel industry unite against kids' climate suit

President Obama and the fossil fuel industry at last have found common cause: fighting a lawsuit brought by kids and teenagers over the administration’s alleged inaction on global warming.