Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigns
CBS News reports that Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general who led the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and overhauled it to focus on gun owners' rights, anti-DEI efforts, and opposing transgender protections while more than 75% of its staff departed, resigned on a Thursday, as announced by Attorney General Todd Blanche. Two sources told CBS News that President Trump demanded she be fired after her Oct. 18, 2026, "60 Minutes" appearance on election integrity efforts, though officials stalled so she could resign after the midterms.
