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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation

Outside shot of building
The US Capitol on Tuesday. Photograph: Mariam Zuhaib/AP

Several US federal agencies on Tuesday began blaming Democrats for an impending government shutdown at midnight in a move that experts say appears to violate the Hatch Act, which limits the political activities of government employees.

Some agencies reportedly sent emails to employees on Tuesday afternoon, while others posted public statements faulting Democrats, the “radical left,” and “radical liberals in Congress” for a potential government shutdown at midnight.

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