A watchdog group has filed a Hatch Act complaint against two government agencies that added banners to their websites blaming the government shutdown on Democrats. Public Citizen filed the complaint ...

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Deanna: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online in discussing the shutdown? Experts ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) questioned Wednesday how the White House’s shutdown messaging could not be a violation of the Hatch Act after it sent emails to employees and plastered a message on the ...

The Housing and Urban Development Department’s website currently displays a red banner that says “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government,” while some furloughed Education Department ...

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Since the first day of the federal government shutdown, official email accounts and numerous government websites have been telling the public to blame Democrats for the current halt to many services, ...

HUD's website displayed a partisan message blaming the radical left for the government shutdown, sparking controversy. Public Citizen filed a complaint alleging a Hatch Act violation, while HUD ...

On Sept. 30, 2025, as a U.S. government shutdown loomed, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development featured a pop-up on its website reading, "The Radical Left are going to shut down the ...

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