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Attorney General Eric Holder during his meeting at the FBI building in St. Louis, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Holder has told Ferguson community leaders that he has assigned the federal government's

News

Holder discusses police mistrust outside Ferguson

August 20, 2014 9:57 pm

Blacks differ from whites in America in that they have lower confidence in the police and view the criminal justice system as being discriminatory against minorities, according to Gallup's most recent data on the issue. (iStock image)

Beltway Confidential

5 alarming differences between how blacks and whites view police and the criminal justice system: Survey

Becket Adams -

August 20, 2014 9:17 pm

During booking, deputies had to place Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg in a restraining chair and place a mask over her face that is usually reserved for inmates who spit on jailers.

Columnists

Why is Rick Perry smiling? He’s got the smoking gun on video

David Freddoso -

August 20, 2014 9:00 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder arrives on a military aircraft at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport in St. Louis, Wednesday. Holder is traveling to Ferguson, Mo., to oversee the federal government's investigation into the shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer on Aug. 9. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool)

VIDEO: Attorney General Eric Holder is in Ferguson Wednesday

Ed Sykes -

August 20, 2014 5:28 pm

VIDEO: Police say protests more peaceful in Ferguson

Steve Doty -

August 20, 2014 2:07 pm

A protester raises his arms following a clash with police Monday in Ferguson, Mo. The Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by police has touched off rancorous protests in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)

Immigration

Obama’s domestic agenda forgotten as Ferguson takes over spotlight

Brian Hughes -

August 20, 2014 9:00 am

FILE - This Aug. 18, 2014 file photo shows members of the Missouri National Guard standing watch outside a command post near a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting has sparked more than a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. Eric Holder, who is leading the federal response to the racial turmoil in Ferguson, Missouri, talks about the nation's civil rights struggles in a way none of the 81 previous U.S. attorneys general could _ by telling his own family story. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

News

Holder calls for end to violence in Ferguson

CONNIE CASSJESSE J. HOLLAND -

August 20, 2014 5:05 am

Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes a statement in Austin on Saturday concerning the indictment on charges of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity. Perry is the first Texas governor since 1917 to be indicted. (AP/Michael Thomas)

Politics

Supporters cheer Rick Perry as he is booked at Texas jail

Betsy Woodruff -

August 19, 2014 11:11 pm

Police attempt to control demonstrators protesting the August 18 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Police shot smoke and tear gas to disperse the protestors with as they became unruly. (Getty images / Scott Olson)

Columnists

Policing a riot

John Stossel -

August 19, 2014 10:08 pm

Politics

Eric Holder pledges ‘fair’ investigation ahead of Ferguson visit

Brian Hughes -

August 19, 2014 9:50 pm

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