White House

Live Coverage: Donald Trump's Presidential Inauguration

NPR News

President Obama, accompanied by Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House on Thursday to announce that Holder is resigning. Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration's legal fight against terrorism and weighed in on issues of racial fairness, is resigning after six years on the job.

Why We Won't See The Likes Of Eric Holder Again

Ron Elving

The drama and conflict of the attorney general's tenure in office unfolded against the interracial tensions that torment our culture.

The controversies facing his administration could be creating a stiff headwind for President Obama's second-term agenda.

Politics and Government

Controversies Risk Starving Obama's Agenda Of Air

Frank James

This was the critical moment, the brief time between his inaugural and when the nation's collective focus turns to whom his successor will be, when President Obama had to make real progress on his second-term agenda. Instead, controversies have intruded, eating up precious time.