Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns
2 outlets (CBS News and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “National”, “Division”, “DOJ's”, “Security”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “abruptly” and “resigns”; Fox News uses “continues” and “resigning”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg stepped down Friday, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced.”
- Fox News reports: “John Eisenberg and Miami U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones are leaving the Justice Department, one day after Harmeet Dhillon announced her departure.”
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- CBS News: Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns
- Fox News: DOJ shake-up continues with head of national security division, US attorney in Miami resigning
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