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Attorney General Eric Holder will reportedly step down from his post after five years in the role.
Holder, a close friend of President Barack Obama, and the nation's first black Attorney General, will remain in his position until a successor is named, as first reported by NPR.
Holder's resignation sets up a potentially bruising confirmation fight in the Senate, which may not take up a nomination until the next Congress is sworn in in 2015. Senate Democrats are likely to lose seats in this election, making the prospects for a swift confirmation of an Obama nominee quite dim. Read more...
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