BRIAN HOWEY: Buck stops squarely in Oval Office

Mr. President, the buck stops with you.

Pence tried to protect media phone records from government snooping

INDIANAPOLIS | The U.S. Justice Department seizure of reporter telephone records likely would be a crime if Gov. Mike Pence had won passage of the federal media shield law he championed in Congress.

GUEST COMMENTARY: U.S. still standing, pursuing S&P

"I am shocked, shocked to find … gambling …" This famous line of the cynical Captain Renault to night club manager Rick in the film classic "Casablanca" comes to mind in reflecting on the practices of American credit rating agencies.

Whose irresponsible, stupid plan got border agents killed?

Rev. Al Sharpton and a number of senators and representatives claim Rep. Darrell Izza and other Republicans are just playing politics and racism is involved in asking Eric Holder for the truth about "Fast and Furious" gun-running policy.

Coats asks U.S. attorney general to resign

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., called Thursday for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to resign, one day after a Republican-controlled U.S. House committee voted on party lines to declare Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to share documents about a gun-trafficking opera…

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Whose side is Eric Holder on anyway?

In the past, Attorney General Eric Holder, head of the Department of Justice, refused to prosecute the Black Panthers for voter intimidation. His agency was irresponsible in spending $4.4 million for food and drink for meetings. Does anyone remember the 250 muffins at $16 each?

Holder gives legal defense for al-Awlaki killing

WASHINGTON | Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the decision to kill a U.S. citizen living abroad who poses a terrorist threat "is among the gravest that government leaders can face," but justified lethal action as legal and sometimes necessary in the war on terror.

Freeman-Wilson sees 'new day'

GARY | The historic swearing in of the first black woman mayor in Indiana was celebrated by several hundred people, including county and state officials, and punctuated by some rousing, hand-clapping gospel performances Saturday.

Holder: Cyber threats present 'urgent' challenge

HAMMOND | U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told dozens of law enforcement professionals and business leaders that the increasing frequency of Internet-based crime "is one of the most urgent and one of the most complex global challenges we face."