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  "id": 18348984,
  "title": "Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/harmeet-dhillon-controversial-head-of-dojs-civil-rights-division",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:44:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/harmeet-dhillon-doj-resignation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms US midterms 2026 live – latest updates Harmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the justice department’s civil rights division, is leaving her position. “Today, I accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led the Civil Rights Division with…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Harmeet Dhillon resigns from DOJ in first major postmidterm exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/harmeet-dhillon-resigns-from-doj-in-first-major-postmidterm-exit",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:49:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/harmeet-dhillon-dojs-controversial-civil-rights-chief-resigns",
        "published": "2026-11-05T17:59:21.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}