The attorney general, who became an icon to liberals but a divisive figure to many conservatives, will step down once a successor is confirmed.

The following is a transcript of an interview with former Attorney General Eric Holder that aired on "Face the Nation" on July 2, 2023.

Attorney General Eric Holder — a native New Yorker and the first African-American to hold the post — is resigning after heading the Obama administration’s Justice Department during a rocky ...

WASHINGTON — Now that Attorney General Eric Holder has announced he will resign, the challenging task of finding a replacement who can win Senate confirmation begins for President Obama. Holder ...

Holder plans to step down once a successor is named. — -- Attorney General Eric Holder, the first African-American to be the nation's top cop, announced today that he is resigning. President ...

Eric Holder on 'Demanding Job' of Being US Attorney General Holder spoke to ABC News' Pierre Thomas about the family sacrifices he's made while serving in the Obama administration.

WASHINGTON — Two recent scenes from Eric Holder's nearly six years as the nation's 82nd attorney general reveal how deeply personal his tenure has been: In Philadelphia last year, Holder spoke ...

Attorney General Eric Holder has begun drafting plans to continue his work rebuilding the relationship between local law enforcement and the black community after he leaves public office next year ...

Eric H. Holder Jr., a Democrat, was U.S. attorney general from 2009 to 2015. As a former U.S. attorney general, I am reluctant to publicly criticize my successors. I respect the office and ...

Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday praised top state prosecutors who have followed his lead by declining to defend state bans on same-sex marriage.

When Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he would leave the administration as soon as a successor was confirmed, speculation about his replacement quickly reached a fever pitch ...

The nation's first black U.S. attorney general had a tumultuous tenure marked by civil rights advances, national security threats, sentencing reforms and battles with congressional Republicans.