Brett Shumate is the latest DOJ leader to resign following the midterms.

November 9, 2026, 12:33 PM

The head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, Brett Shumate, submitted his resignation Monday, becoming the latest in a growing number of Senate-confirmed DOJ leaders to step down in a post-midterms shakeup of the nation's top law enforcement agency.

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Shumate's resignation in a social media post that highlighted a series of civil litigation priorities during the first two years of the Trump administration.

"Under his leadership, the Division pursued important affirmative litigation to challenge sanctuary policies and delivered key wins in lawsuits against local policies that endangered federal law enforcement," Blanche wrote.…