National Digest

White House counsel Craig quits

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a shake-up, White House Counsel Greg Craig abruptly announced his resignation yesterday, just weeks after telling reporters that he had no plans to leave.

Craig gave no hint of the reason for his resignation in a statement that the White House released, and he couldn't be reached for comment.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told people weeks ago, however, that Craig would be gone by the end of the year, and questions persisted about whether Craig would be the scapegoat for problems and delays in the planned shutdown of the detainee prison at...