# DOJ Civil Rights Division chief resigns after GOP midterm loss

https://mins.news/en/item/131251

- NBC News, 2026-11-05 18:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/head-doj-civil-rights-division-resigns-gop-midterms-loss-rcna607697

> Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer who oversaw a sweeping overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation Thursday in Washington.

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