Eric Holder tears up as he steps down. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Week

Eric Holder resigns, Iraq warns of a possible terrorist plot to attack U.S. subways, and more

1. Eric Holder is resigning as head of the Justice Department
Attorney General Eric Holder, a leading liberal voice in the Obama administration and the first African-American in the powerful post, is resigning, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Holder has been a driving force behind the administration’s support for same-sex marriage and protecting voting rights. That record, along with controversies such as the so-called Fast and Furious gun trafficking scandal, have made him a focus of conservative ire. He will stay on the job until his replacement — whom President Obama has not picked yet — is confirmed. [The New York Times]

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2. Iraqi prime minister warns of alleged plot to attack U.S. subways
Authorities in New…