December 20, 2015 Holder says he understands mistrust of police as Ferguson protests dwindle Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that he understands why many black Americans distrust the police as he made a one-day swing through the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo., where a black teenager was fatally shot by a white police officer almost two weeks earlier.
December 20, 2015 Holder visits suburban St. Louis, says 'change is coming' after police shooting U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder reassured residents in suburban St. Louis that “change is coming” in the wake of the controversial police shooting that has rocked the community and triggered days of protests and riots.
December 20, 2015 Holder takes on Ferguson: AG ‘flooding the zone’ with investigators, heads to Missouri Attorney General Eric Holder, one of President Obama’s longest-serving and most controversial deputies, is taking the lead in the federal government’s response to the roiling tensions in a St. Louis suburb over the police shooting of an unarmed man.
December 20, 2015 Joe Biden stonewalled FOIA request to hide travel costs Vice President Joe Biden’s office stonewalled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for his travel expenses, according to Ronald Kessler’s new tell-all book on the Secret Service, The First Family Detail.
December 20, 2015 Media groups present petition supporting reporter Organizations that advocate for news media have presented the Justice Department with a petition in support of New York Times reporter James Risen.
December 20, 2015 Biden calls Iraq president, prime minister nominee Vice President Joe Biden is giving U.S. support to Iraq's new president and his nominee to take over as prime minister over the objections of the incumbent.
December 20, 2015 New VA secretary makes first hospital visit in Phoenix amid scandal Reports that dozens of people died while waiting to see a doctor and that employees covered up long wait times at the Phoenix VA hospital helped touch off a national firestorm over veteran care.
December 20, 2015 ‘Serious limitations’: Gov’t watchdogs unite in letter slamming Obama administration transparency Dozens of government watchdogs are sounding the alarm that the Obama administration is stonewalling them, in what is being described as an unprecedented challenge to the agencies they're supposed to oversee.
December 20, 2015 USDA overhauls decades-old poultry inspections in effort to improve food safety The changes would be voluntary, but many of the country's largest poultry companies are expected to opt in.
December 20, 2015 VA wants to fire 2 supervisors accused of manipulating data in Colorado, Wyoming The firings would be the strongest discipline handed out since May in a nationwide scandal over falsifying records on how long veterans wait to get care at VA hospitals and clinics.