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Trump admin uses government sites to blame Democrats for shutdown

With no immediate end to the government shutdown in sight, Republicans and Democrats are ramping up their blame game blitz and are already using it as midterm messaging fodder.

The big picture: But with the GOP controlling the White House and Congress, they're using government websites to air their grievances — and in doing so consumer advocacy group Public Citizen alleges the Trump administration has violated the Hatch Act, which limits federal workers' partisan political activities.


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