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• IG: ex-US Attorney retaliated in Fast and Furious

  May 20, 2013 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. Attorney in Arizona violated Justice Department policy by providing Fox News with information apparently aimed at undercutting the credibility of a federal agent who helped reveal the botched arms-trafficking probe called Operation Fast and Furious, the Justice Department's inspector general said Monday. There was substantial evidence... more »

• Disagreements on Fast and Furious negotiations

  March 16, 2013 11:37 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department and a congressional committee are disagreeing on the pace of their talks to settle a lawsuit over the bungled gun-tracking program known as Operation Fast and Furious. In a joint filing Friday night, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee told the judge in the... more »

• House Democrat: Dismiss 'fast and furious' lawsuit

  December 19, 2012 11:40 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The top Democrat on a GOP-led House committee says that the panel's lawsuit against the Obama administration over records related to the bungled gun-tracking Operation Fast and Furious should be dismissed. Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked the court to let... more »

• Family of slain Border Patrol agent sues officials Play Video

  December 15, 2012 9:54 AM

  PHOENIX (AP) - The family of a slain Border Patrol agent has sued federal officials over the botched "Fast and Furious" gun operation, claiming they should have known it created a risk to law enforcement authorities. Agent Brian Terry was mortally wounded on Dec. 14, 2010, in a firefight north... more »

• House, DOJ will try to resolve records lawsuit

  November 27, 2012 5:01 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Lawyers for the House and the Justice Department will meet to try to resolve a lawsuit over congressional efforts to get records related to Operation Fast and Furious, a bungled gun-tracking operation in Arizona. The lawyers told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday that the two... more »

• House, DOJ will try to resolve records lawsuit

  November 27, 2012 12:12 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Lawyers for the House and the Justice Department will meet to try to resolve a lawsuit over congressional efforts to get records related to Operation Fast and Furious, a bungled gun-tracking operation in Arizona. The lawyers told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday that the two... more »

• House, DOJ will try to resolve records lawsuit

  November 27, 2012 11:52 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Lawyers for the House and the Justice Department will meet to try to resolve a lawsuit over congressional efforts to get records related to Operation Fast and Furious, a bungled gun-tracking operation in Arizona. The lawyers told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday that the two... more »

• House, DOJ will try to resolve records lawsuit

  November 27, 2012 10:34 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Lawyers for the House and the Justice Department say they will meet to try to resolve a lawsuit over congressional efforts to get records related to Operation Fast and Furious, a bungled gun-tracking operation. The lawyers told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Tuesday that the two... more »

• Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

  October 15, 2012 10:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department on Monday night sought dismissal of a lawsuit by a Republican-led House committee demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious. President Barack Obama has invoked executive privilege and the attorney general... more »

• Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

  October 15, 2012 10:11 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by the Republican-led House demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious. President Barack Obama has invoked executive privilege and the attorney general has refused to... more »

• Justice seeks dismissal of Fast & Furious suit

  October 15, 2012 8:44 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by the Republican-led House demanding that Attorney General Eric Holder produce records about the botched law enforcement probe of gun-trafficking called Operation Fast and Furious. President Barack Obama has invoked executive privilege and the attorney general has refused to... more »

• Lawmakers to hear from 'gun-walking' investigator

  September 20, 2012 2:12 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans investigating a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona see vindication in a report that criticizes one of their favorite targets: Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department. But the Justice Department inspector general's report absolves Holder of blame. The report will be the subject of a hearing Thursday... more »

• Justice Department Faulted in Operation Fast and Furious Play Video

  September 19, 2012 5:16 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that disregarded public safety and resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. A... more »

• Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation

  September 19, 2012 4:04 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that disregarded public safety and resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. A former... more »

• Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation

  September 19, 2012 2:58 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that disregarded public safety and resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. Two senior... more »

• Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation

  September 19, 2012 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that disregarded public safety and resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. Two senior... more »

• Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation

  September 19, 2012 2:13 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. Two senior officials left the department,... more »

• Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation

  September 19, 2012 1:58 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. Two senior officials left the department,... more »

• Justice Dept faulted in gun-trafficking operation

  September 19, 2012 1:53 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. Two senior officials left the department,... more »

• Mexico arrests suspect in Fast and Furious killing

  September 8, 2012 9:07 AM

  MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican federal police have arrested a suspect in the killing of U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, the slaying at the center of the scandal over the botched U.S. gun-smuggling probe known as Operation Fast and Furious. Jesus Leonel Sanchez Meza is one of the five... more »

• House Files Suit Against Holder Over Fast and Furious Records Play Video

  August 13, 2012 5:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-run House on Monday asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding that he produce records on a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. The lawsuit asked the court to reject a claim by President Barack Obama... more »

• House files suit against Holder over gov't records

  August 13, 2012 1:27 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Republican-run House on Monday asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding that he produce records on a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. The lawsuit asked the court to reject a claim by President Barack Obama asserting... more »

• House files suit against Holder over gov't records

  August 13, 2012 1:21 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Republican-run House on Monday asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding that he produce records on a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. The lawsuit asked the court to reject a claim by President Barack Obama asserting... more »

• House files suit against Holder over gov't records

  August 13, 2012 12:45 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Republican-run House on Monday asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding that he produce records on a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. The lawsuit asked the court to reject a claim by President Barack Obama asserting... more »

• House files suit against Holder over gov't records

  August 13, 2012 12:02 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Republican-run House on Monday asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding that he produce records on a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. The lawsuit asked the court to reject a claim by President Barack Obama asserting... more »

• House Files Suit against Holder over Gov't Records Play Video

  August 13, 2012 11:23 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-run House has asked a federal court to enforce a subpoena against Attorney General Eric Holder. The subpoena demands that Holder produce records related to a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Operation Fast and Furious. The failure of Holder and House Republicans to work out... more »

• ATF figure in Fast and Furious leaves agency

  August 2, 2012 12:52 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The former deputy director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has left the agency following the uproar over a flawed gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious. William Hoover was the agency's No. 2 official from 2009 to 2011. He was reassigned last October during... more »

• 5 ATF officials singled out in GOP report

  July 30, 2012 8:51 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) After an 18-month investigation into Operation Fast and Furious, a Republican congressional draft report says five officials at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives share much of the blame for what went wrong with the gun-smuggling probe in Arizona. The first of what will be three... more »

• Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt

  June 29, 2012 2:31 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department has declared that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress does not constitute a crime and he won't be prosecuted for contempt of Congress. In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, the department says that it... more »

• GOP wins contempt fight, but legal dispute looms

  June 29, 2012 11:36 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The White House says the Justice Department historically has not initiated prosecution in contempt of Congress cases when a president has invoked executive privilege, as President Barack Obama did when he provoked a vote of contempt in the House of Representatives against Attorney General Eric Holder. White House... more »

• GOP wins contempt fight, but legal dispute looms

  June 29, 2012 4:09 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans have won a historic political fight to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. But the GOP likely is still a long way from obtaining documents it wants in an investigation of a bungled gun-tracking operation. The road leading to a possible lawsuit by the... more »

• AP sources: GOP open to talks before contempt vote

  June 21, 2012 2:15 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) House Republican officials say they're willing to negotiate an end to a potential constitutional confrontation in a document dispute, but only if the Obama administration turns over more emails and memos about the flawed "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation. The dispute got nastier Wednesday. A House committee voted... more »

• Family of Slain ICE Special Agent File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Play Video

  June 21, 2012 12:25 AM

  BROWNSVILLE - The family of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata had another setback in their search for answers about his death. The president yesterday withheld documents that could reveal what happened. They had been trying to get answers concerning the February 2011 shooting death of Jamie Zapata and the... more »

• Issa, AG negotiations stuck on getting documents

  June 19, 2012 5:40 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Rep. Darrell Issa and Attorney General Eric Holder have failed to reach agreement in a dispute over providing Justice Department documents to Congress on a flawed gun-smuggling probe. Issa says he needs the Justice Department documents before his committee is scheduled to vote on holding the attorney general... more »

• AG and Issa to meet on Operation Fast and Furious

  June 19, 2012 2:47 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder wants a House panel to drop plans to try to hold him in contempt of Congress, and the panel's chairman wants more Justice Department documents regarding Operation Fast and Furious, a flawed gun-smuggling probe in Arizona. Holder and Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican,... more »

• AG Holder proposes meeting by Monday with Issa

  June 14, 2012 2:03 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa by Monday to settle a dispute over Justice Department documents the congressman is demanding on a flawed gun-smuggling probe. Holder said Thursday the department is prepared to turn over documents detailing how Justice Department officials came... more »

• AG Holder proposes meeting by Monday with Issa

  June 14, 2012 1:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa by Monday to settle a dispute over Justice Department documents the congressman is demanding on a flawed gun-smuggling probe. Holder said Thursday the department is prepared to turn over documents detailing how Justice Department officials came... more »

• AG Holder proposes meeting by Monday with Issa

  June 14, 2012 1:13 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa (EYE'-suh) by Monday to settle a dispute over Justice Department documents the congressman is demanding on a flawed gun-smuggling probe. Holder says the department is prepared to turn over documents detailing how Justice Department officials came... more »

• House panel drops demands for some info in probe

  June 13, 2012 5:47 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) A House committee is dropping demands for some of the information it has been seeking about a flawed gun-smuggling probe, a day after Attorney General Eric Holder offered to meet with Republicans and work toward a compromise. The Justice Department and Republicans on the House Oversight and Government... more »

• Man accused in botched gun probe to change plea

  April 5, 2012 2:06 AM

  PHOENIX (AP) A man accused of buying two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a federal agent near the Arizona-Mexico border is scheduled to change his plea Thursday in a gun smuggling case. Jaime Avila Jr. faces charges of dealing guns without a license and making... more »

• Attorney General Grilled Again Over Fast and Furious Program Play Video

  February 2, 2012 1:06 PM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Things got tense over the flawed Fast and Furious program on Capitol Hill Thursday. Attorney General Eric Holder squared off with a House chairman. Rep. Darrell Issa of California is demanding the Justice Department turn over documents about how it handled congressional inquiries after problems with... more »

• AG Holder, House Republicans clash over documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smuggling investigation. Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will do what is necessary to force the... more »

• AG Holder, House Republicans clash over documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans at a House committee hearing Thursday over demands that the Justice Department turn over more documents about a flawed gun-smuggling investigation. Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will do what is necessary to force the... more »

• AG Holder, Republicans square off over documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about its handling of congressional inquiries into a flawed gun-smuggling investigation, Operation Fast and Furious. Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the House Oversight and Government... more »

• AG Holder, Republicans square off over documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about its handling of congressional inquiries into a flawed gun-smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious. At the start of a hearing, chairman Darrell... more »

• AG Holder, Republicans square off over documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about its handling of congressional inquiries into a flawed gun-smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious. At the start of a hearing, chairman Darrell... more »

• Justice, House GOP tangle over access to documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department and Republicans on a House committee looking into a flawed gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious appear headed for an impasse over congressional demands for internal Justice documents. The dispute is expected to be a prime topic at a hearing Thursday, when Attorney General... more »

• Justice, House GOP tangle over access to documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department and Republicans on a House committee looking into a flawed gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious appear headed for an impasse over congressional demands for internal Justice documents. The dispute is expected to be a prime topic at a hearing Thursday, when Attorney General... more »

• Justice, House GOP tangle over access to documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department and Republicans on a House committee looking into a flawed gun-smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious appear to be headed for an impasse over congressional demands for internal Justice Department documents. The dispute is expected to be a prime topic at a congressional hearing... more »

• Justice, House GOP tangle over access to documents

  February 2, 2012 1:21 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department and Republicans on a House committee looking into a flawed gun smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious appear to be headed for an impasse over congressional demands for internal Justice documents. The dispute is expected to be a prime topic at a congressional hearing... more »

• Justice Dept rejects gun-smuggling cover-up claim

  February 1, 2012 3:50 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department on Wednesday rejected an assertion by a House committee chairman that top Justice officials are covering up events surrounding a flawed gun-smuggling probe, Operation Fast and Furious. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., made the accusation in a letter threatening to seek a contempt of Congress ruling... more »

• Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes

  January 31, 2012 12:47 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats looking into Operation Fast and Furious say a yearlong investigation has turned up no evidence that the flawed gun smuggling probe was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. The probe, the Democrats say, was just one of four such operations that were... more »

• Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes

  January 31, 2012 12:47 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats looking into Operation Fast and Furious say a yearlong investigation has turned up no evidence that the flawed gun smuggling probe was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. The probe, the Democrats say, was just one of four such operations that were... more »

• Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes

  January 31, 2012 12:47 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats looking into Operation Fast and Furious say a yearlong investigation has turned up no evidence that the flawed gun smuggling probe was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. The probe, the Democrats say, was just one of four such operations that were... more »

• Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes

  January 31, 2012 12:47 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats looking into Operation Fast and Furious say a yearlong investigation has turned up no evidence that the flawed gun smuggling probe was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. The probe, the Democrats say, was just one of four such operations that were... more »

• Dems: no high-level direction on Fast & Furious

  January 30, 2012 11:00 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats on a congressional committee say the panel has obtained no evidence that a flawed gun smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. The Democrats say the probe grew out of a misguided five-year-long effort during... more »

• Dems: Fast & Furious just 1 of 4 misguided probes

  January 30, 2012 11:00 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Democrats on a congressional committee say the panel has obtained no evidence that a flawed gun smuggling probe called Operation Fast and Furious was conceived or directed by high-level political appointees at Justice Department headquarters. The probe, say the Democrats, grew out of a misguided five-year-long effort during... more »

• Changes in wake of troubled arms trafficking probe

  January 29, 2012 8:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department is tightening procedures for responding to information requests from Congress in the aftermath of a troubled arms trafficking investigation. In Operation Fast and Furious, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed hundreds of weapons to flow across the border into Mexico. The Justice... more »

• Changes in wake of troubled arms trafficking probe

  January 29, 2012 8:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department is tightening procedures for responding to information requests from Congress in the aftermath of a troubled arms trafficking investigation. In Operation Fast and Furious, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed hundreds of weapons to flow across the border into Mexico. The Justice... more »

• Justice Dept. turns over docs in Fast and Furious

  January 27, 2012 8:13 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) Newly released Justice Department emails sent to Capitol Hill for a congressional inquiry into a gun-smuggling operation indicate that the head of the department's criminal division suggested letting some illicit "straw" weapons buyers in the U.S. transport their guns across the border into Mexico where they could be... more »

• 1st convictions from Fast and Furious gun probe

  January 24, 2012 2:40 PM

  PHOENIX (AP) Two men have pleaded guilty to buying guns that were destined to be smuggled into Mexico, the first convictions in the federal government's botched Operation Fast and Furious. The men were so-called "straw buyers" who acknowledged purchasing guns that they knew were headed to Mexico. The goal of... more »

• Gun Shop Owners Upset Over ATF Gun Regulations Play Video

  January 19, 2012 7:01 PM

  Some gun shop owners say ATF gun regulations are a threat. One Valley shop owner shares his fears. The ATF says the judge's decision will reduce the number of guns going to Mexico. Gun sellers say they're not the ones sending them across the border. "They have allowed... more »

• House panel in gun probe subpoenas prosecutor

  January 19, 2012 3:34 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) A House committee looking into the flawed gun smuggling investigation called Operation Fast and Furious has subpoenaed a federal prosecutor in Arizona for questioning. Republican Rep. Darrell Issa (EYE'-suh), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, says Patrick Cunningham repeatedly refused to testify voluntarily about his... more »

• House panel in gun probe subpoenas prosecutor

  January 19, 2012 3:34 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) A House committee looking into the flawed gun smuggling investigation called Operation Fast and Furious has subpoenaed a federal prosecutor in Arizona for questioning. Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Thursday that Patrick Cunningham repeatedly refused to testify voluntarily about... more »

• Justice Dept documents describe another gun probe

  January 5, 2012 6:05 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) In a probe of arms trafficking during the George W. Bush administration, a federal prosecutor said it was wrong that law enforcement agents had allowed hundreds of guns to go into Mexico and into the hands of drug dealers, according to documents the Justice Department turned over to... more »

• Justice Dept documents describe another gun probe

  January 5, 2012 4:29 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) In a probe of arms trafficking during the George W. Bush administration, a federal prosecutor said it was wrong that law enforcement agents had allowed hundreds of guns to go into Mexico and into the hands of drug dealers, according to documents the Justice Department turned over to... more »

• Justice Dept documents describe another gun probe

  January 5, 2012 4:29 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) In a probe of arms trafficking during the George W. Bush administration, a federal prosecutor said it was wrong that law enforcement agents had allowed hundreds of guns to go into Mexico and into the hands of drug dealers, according to documents the Justice Department turned over to... more »

• Lawmakers Push for People to Lose Jobs Over Fast and Furious Program Play Video

  December 8, 2011 2:37 PM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican lawmakers are getting tough with Attorney General Eric Holder. They want the Holder to fire some Justice Department employees because of the failed gun trafficking program called Fast and Furious. Fast and Furious is the ATF operation that ultimately allowed criminals to buy guns and... more »