Skip navigation

Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure

The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday.Full story

Food stamps, Roger Goodell, and other things you need to know this week

What do Sunday's guests think you should know? Find out and read more. Full story

AG: leaker will be held accountable

Attorney General Eric Holder says national security has been damaged as a result of leaks about a pair of government surveillance programs and that the U.S. will punish the person who is responsible. Full story

Sponsored Links

Articles

Former Fort Sill Soldier Gets Life in Prison for Starvation Death

Google asks to publish more US gov't information

U.S. attorney general under pressure to open more leak inquiries

Back to the Bush era? Liberals see Obama regressing

Holder seeks better balance after press subpoenas

What we’re reading: Thursday, June 6, 2013

NBC Politics: Holder says he has no intention of stepping down

U.S. attorney general says he has no plans to step down

Holder tells NBC News he won’t step down

Govt: Followed all procedures in AP subpoena fight

Video

  JFK’s civil rights speech, 50 years later

Presidential historian Robert Dallek joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss Kennedy’s motivations and concerns on the 50th anniversary of his monumental civil rights speech.

  The agony and the NSA ecstasy of Eric Holder

Lehigh University’s Dr. James Peterson joins Martin Bashir to discuss whether the controversies surrounding the NSA are taking the harsh light off Attorney General Eric Holder – even as a prominent Democratic senator says the attorney general should consider resigning.

  Eric Holder as 'mediocre attorney general' and privacy vs. security

Must-Read Op-Eds: Mika Brzezinski reads from David Ignatius' latest Washington Post column on AG Holder and why he has been a "mediocre attorney general."

  Joy Reid answers your questions

Joy Reid discusses why U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is hounded by the right and the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act. Just wait till hear what she has to say!

  GOP scandal obsession continues

Congressman Elijah Cummings joins PoliticsNation to discuss his frustration with the GOP obsession with scandal, and why he’s determined to get something done.

advertisement | ad info

Related Photos

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in the East Room at the White House in Washington
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in the East Room at the White House in Washington

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is pictured in the East Room at the White House in Washington, June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing

U.S. Attorney General Holder testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies subcommittee in Washington
U.S. Attorney General Holder testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies subcommittee in Washington

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies subcommittee on the Justice Department's FY2014 Budget Request in Washington June 6, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Eric Holder
Eric Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 6, 2013. to testify before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee as lawmakers examine the budget for the Justice Department, Holder said Wednesday that a better balance needs to be struck between press fre