Head of DOJ Civil Rights Division resigns after GOP midterms loss
NBC News reports that Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general who led the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigned on 5 November 2026, two days after Democrats won both chambers in the midterms, capping a tenure that included lawsuits against 30 states over voter registration lists and a declined investigation into an ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good. Attorney General Todd Blanche praised her service on X, while former officials Kristen Clarke and Stacey Young accused her of weaponizing the division for partisan goals.
