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When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks
When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks The 2025 government shutdown has become a messaging war, with official government communications, including website banners and automated responses, denouncing “Senate Democrats” or “the Radical Left” for closing the government. The Hatch Act, a 1939 statute that limits partisan […]
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Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go Over 50,000 federal workers have been fired or targeted for layoffs since President Trump’s second term began, with many more accepting buyout offers to leave their jobs. Many civil servants are experiencing moral dissonance due to the sense that their values, […]
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