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President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Attorney General Eric Holder will resign after six years in office.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder has been taken to the hospital as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work. A statement from the department says Holder is "resting comfortably and in good condition" at a Washington hospital after feeling the symptoms during a Thursday morning meeting with senior staff... Read Mor

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is urging states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates.

Texas’ March primaries face another delay if new political maps cannot be agreed upon.

The United States Justice Department has asked a San Antonio-based federal court to require Texas to seek prior approval from the federal government before making any additional changes to election laws.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning Wednesday by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press to the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings...