Head of US Justice Department's civil division resigns, says Blanche

US ​Assistant Attorney General Brett ‌Shumate, head ​of the Justice Department's civil division, has resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday in ‌a post on X. Shumate is the fourth senior Justice Department official to resign since President Donald Trump's Republicans suffered significant losses in the midterm elections ‌last week. Here's what to know about his tenure: