However, the act’s text reads, “’employee’” means any individual, other than the President and the Vice President.”This means that Harris is not subject to the Hatch Act. There is ...

It’s called The Hatch Act. But when a Democratic senator from New Mexico first introduced it decades ago in the US Senate, it was dubbed “An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities.” ...

The Hatch Act, a law limiting political activity by federal employees, does not apply to the U.S. president and vice president, contrary to social media posts claiming falsely that Democratic ...

A rumor is circulating online that U.S. President Donald Trump warned former President Barack Obama to stay out of U.S. foreign affairs or he would risk violating the Hatch Act, a federal law that ...

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which investigates potential Hatch Act infractions, said in a letter to FACT on June 9 that Granholm's comment violated the act but that it was issuing a ...

I assume there’s some Hatch Act issues or something there.” Later that day, Trump doubled-down on the idea and told reporters, “It is legal. There is no Hatch Act, because it doesn’t ...

The Hatch Act, passed in 1939, limits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activities while performing their official duties. According to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel ...

In an interview on Fox News Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump said he will “probably” deliver his Republican National Convention acceptance speech “live from the White House ...