At a glance
Harmeet Dhillon has stepped down as the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.123
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Thursday that he had accepted her resignation.145
Dhillon is the first senior-level official to leave the Justice Department following the midterm elections.146
Where sources agree
- Harmeet Dhillon resigned from the DOJ7 of 7
- She led the Civil Rights Division7 of 7
- Attorney General Todd Blanche accepted the resignation3 of 7
Where sources differ
How do the sources characterize the political outcome of the midterm elections?
Sources describe the results as a Democratic "blue sweep" or "sweeping victories."16
Sources describe the results as a "Republican defeat" or "Republican midterm battering."45
Who covered this
Sources
- 1AxiosDOJ's Harmeet Dhillon resigns ↗
- 2NPRHead of Justice Department office on Civil Rights resigns ↗
- 3CBS NewsHarmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns ↗
- 4The HillHarmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ in first major postmidterm exit ↗
- 5The GuardianHarmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down ↗
- 6Washington ExaminerHarmeet Dhillon poised to step down at DOJ ↗
- 7New York PostHarmeet Dhillon resigns as top DOJ civil rights official ↗
Based on reporting from these reputable newsrooms and reviewed by Orbit’s editors. A fact appears only when at least two sources report it. Orbit is not affiliated with these publishers.
