U.S. Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, head of the Justice Department's Civil Division, has resigned, becoming the latest senior official to step down in the wake of substantial losses for President Donald Trump 's Republicans in last week's midterm elections.

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the departure in a post on social media platform X on Monday, highlighting key civil litigation outcomes from 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.

"The Division also secured historic settlements to end illegal corporate DEI practices and shuttered dozens of clinics which were providing so-called 'gender affirming care' to minors."

Shumate, who previously served in the Justice Department during Trump's first term, directed a division that actively challenged corporate…