# DOJ Civil Rights Division chief resigns after GOP midterm defeat

https://mins.news/en/video/132367

- NBC News, 2026-11-06 12:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrDiTqxT-IU

> Harmeet Dhillon, the outspoken and sometimes controversial head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation following the GOP’s midterm losses.

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