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News Wrap: Head of Justice Department’s civil rights division resigns
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France saw more than 600,000 people take to the streets to demand higher wages and increased education funding, with some clashes between protesters and police. Most demonstrations were peaceful, adding a major public protest to a news wrap that also covered developments in the United States, Ukraine and across Europe.
The wrap reported that Justice Department civil rights division head Harmeet Dhillon is stepping down after overseeing a shift in the office’s priorities towards President Trump’s agenda; her departure came two days after Republican losses in the midterm elections. Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials to mark a local ceasefire in Oleshky, while fighting continued and President Trump said a broader deal was in the works. Separately, bomb threats disrupted more than a dozen European flights, prompting emergency landings and military escorts; no suspicious materials were found.
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In short
- More than 600,000 people protested in France over wages and education funding.
- Harmeet Dhillon is leaving the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
- Bomb threats disrupted over a dozen European flights; no explosives were found.
How this story developed
- 2 hours ago Justice Department civil rights division head Harmeet Dhillon is stepping down after overseeing a major shift in the office’s priorities towards President Donald Trump’s agenda.
- 2 hours ago France saw more than 600,000 people take to the streets to demand higher wages and increased education funding, with some clashes between protesters and police.
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Explained simply
The Justice Department’s civil rights division enforces federal laws that protect people from discrimination, including in areas such as voting, work and education. Its head oversees the lawyers and staff who investigate possible violations and bring cases.
Harmeet Dhillon was appointed to lead the division during Donald Trump’s presidency. The office’s priorities can affect which civil rights complaints receive attention and how federal protections are enforced. Its work is part of a wider debate over the role of the federal government in protecting civil rights.
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