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The Senate cleared two more of President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice nominees Thursday, installing another attorney who defended Trump last year and a new lead on civil rights who has drawn intense criticism from advocacy groups. The Senate confirmed California lawyer Harmeet Dhillon in a 52-45 vote to the role …

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent Republican lawyer and GOP national committeewoman from California, to lead the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. Dhillon, known for her strong conservative advocacy, would make history as the first Republican woman and the second Indian-American to head the division if …