Senate Democrats are pressing the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to investigate whether White House officials have violated ...

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said opened an investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith and whether he ...

“Therefore, when a federal employee is prohibited by the Hatch Act from engaging in political activity — e.g., when on duty, in the federal workplace, or invoking official authority — the ...

It was created to draw a clear line between an employee's partisan political interests and their official responsibilities.

The Justice Department has turned its focus to Democrats and former Biden officials as it grapples with the fallout of its ...

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that seeks to keep government functions nonpartisan. It applies to federal employees as well as state and local employees who work with federally funded programs.

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that seeks to keep government functions nonpartisan. It applies to federal employees as well as state and local employees who work with federally funded programs.

A federal agency said Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she used the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing podium.

The Hatch Act provision most commonly invoked in discussions of Comey’s letter is 5 U.S.C. § 7323 (a) (1), which prohibits a government employee from “us [ing] his official authority or ...

The Hatch Act, a relatively obscure law governing political engagement by federal employees, has people clucking this week, amid controversy over FBI director James Comey’s letter to lawmakers ...

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that seeks to keep government functions nonpartisan. It applies to federal employees as well as state and local employees who work with federally funded programs.