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The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law that prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch of the federal government, [2] except the president and vice president, [3] from engaging in some forms of political activity.
The Office of the Special Counsel has found a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee’s directive to avoid houses with Trump campaign signs during Hurricane Milton violated Hatch Act ...
The Biden administration supported the For the People Act (also known as HR 1) which seeks to expand voting rights, reduce the influence of money in politics, limit partisan gerrymandering, and create new ethics rules for federal officeholders. The bill was passed by the House on March 3, 2021, and is currently in the Senate.
Karine Jean-Pierre and Andrew Bates took actions that were "contrary" to guidance on complying with a law designed to limit how officials engage in elections, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel said.
U.S. federal employees are subject to the Hatch Act, a law limiting some political activities to keep the government free from partisan influence. US Navy Secretary violated law on political ...
The former Trump administration was the subject of numerous Hatch Act complaints during its four years in power. n one notable example, the OSC found White House counsel Kellyanne Conway to have ...
Drew AngererFor years, flagrant violations of the Hatch Act were rivaled only by “Infrastructure Week” as the grimmest running joke of the Trump administration. But nearly three months after ...
The day before he left office, Trump designated seven senior Trump administration officials, including Meadows, White House counsel Pat Cipollone, and Deputy White House Counsel Patrick F. Philbin, "as his representatives to handle all future requests for presidential records" for compliance with the Presidential Records Act. [22] [23] Trump ...