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Virginia’s governor’s race draws big names from both parties

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

Challenged by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch defends President Barack Obama's decision to shelter millions of immigrants from deportation though they live in the country illegally but she said they have no right to citizenship under the law, as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015 during her confirmation hearing before the committee. Lynch made her remarks in the opening moments of a hearing into her appointment as the nation's first black female attorney general. It is the first confirmation proceeding since Republicans took control of the Senate this month. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama AG pick Lynch harshes vibe in pro-pot states

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Illustration on the nomination process for Loretta Lynch by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Questions for Loretta Lynch’s Senate confirmation hearings

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Image of Justice Department Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ORRIN G. HATCH: Why the rush to a new attorney general?

By Orrin G. Hatch

Obama's Post-election Poker Hand Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JENNY BETH MARTIN: Obama’s game of high-stakes postelection policy poker

By Jenny Beth Martin

Seal of the Just Us Department Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

TRACCI: A post-Holder Justice Department worthy of the name

By Robert N. Tracci

Attorney General Eric Holder (above, in 2009) exemplified President Obama's racial vision in calling the U.S. a "nation of cowards" for evading racial guilt, says Colin Flaherty. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

R. EMMETT TYRRELL JR.: Liberal lunacy on voter-ID cards

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Illustration on Eric Holder's legacy at the Justice Department by ALexander Hunter/The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Replacing Holder, filling two big left-wing-tip shoes

By Robert Knight

Illustration on a new attorney general as defender of the Constitution by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

RUBIO: Wanted: An attorney general committed to the Constitution

By Marco Rubio

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Eric Holder’s legacy is a mixed bag

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A. Mitchell Palmer The Washington Times

DiBACCO: Eric Holder and shades of A. Mitchell Palmer

By Thomas V. DiBacco

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2014, file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder is arguing publicly in favor of legal representation for migrant children arriving unaccompanied at the border. At the same time, his department is taking the opposite position in court. Holder said Sept. 12 in a speech to the Hispanic National Bar Association that the government has a moral obligation to ensure counsel for children and youth who&#8217;ve arrived at the border without their parents. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Eric Holder resigns as attorney general

By Jessica Chasmar and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rev. Al Sharpton, left, listens as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Action Network convention in New York on April 9. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

EDITORIAL: Baseless charges of racism the new last refuge of scoundrels

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House Oversight Committee Republicans' new report accuses Lois G. Lerner of "reckless handling" of sensitive taxpayer information because she forwarded it from her government account to a private email. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Will Holder bring charges vs. Lois Lerner in IRS scandal?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Attorney General Eric Holder announces a $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota over its disclosure of safety problems, Wednesday, March 19, 2014, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

KNIGHT: How a telecommunications giant aids sex trafficking

By Robert Knight

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Holder enabling families’ dissolution

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

OWENS: Holder’s assault on black family values

By William Owens

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric Holder pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, before the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Eric Holder courts the cellblock vote

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

**FILE** President Obama (left) speaks Feb. 9, 2012, in Washington about a settlement with the nation's five largest banks over foreclosures. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is in the background. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Obama ignores Constitution by recognizing same-sex marriages in Utah

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The House of Representatives has already voted to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for withholding Fast and Furious documents. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

EDITORIAL: Outrage as Eric Holder taps Obama donor to investigate IRS targeting conservatives

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES