From
USA Today:

A House oversight committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney
General Eric Holder in contempt, marking an escalation of the
long-running dispute between Republicans and the Justice Department
over internal administration documents related to Operation Fast
and Furious.

The 23-17 vote to hold Holder in contempt of Congress came as
President Obama on Wednesday morning invoked executive privilege of
certain documents related to the controversial botched
gun-trafficking sting.

Don’t expect much to come of it, though:

The contempt resolution will have little practical effect on
Holder or the Obama administration. The Democratic-controlled
Senate will not take action on a contempt resolution. The issue has
been percolating in Congress since Republicans took control of
Congress in 2011, but the timing of the vote in an election year
has further injected politics into the debate.

Yes, it’s all politics, the administration supporters are
saying. Republicans are just trying to find any route to attack the
president on an election year. You’d think somebody got killed or
something:

The parents of Brian Terry, the Border Patrol officer whose
death put the spotlight on the gun-walking program, also criticized
the Obama administration.

“Our son lost his life protecting this nation, and it is very
disappointing that we are now faced with an administration that
seems more concerned with protecting themselves rather than
revealing the truth behind Operation Fast and Furious,” Josephine
Terry and Kent Terry Sr. said in a statement issued by the family’s
attorney.

Oh right. That.

Read more of our coverage of the “Fast and Furious”
scandal.