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River Herring is a collective term used to describe both anadromous alewives and blueback herring. The alewife is the more common of the two species in Maine. River herring are anadromous (sea-run) ...
Rumors that Trump threatened Obama with Hatch Act originated as satire Social media posts falsely claimed Trump "officially warned" Obama to "stay out of America's foreign affairs." ...
Some Hatch Act restrictions loosened under the Trump administration Based on the new rules, civil servants may be able to display campaign items supporting President Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
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 ...
The Hatch Act, passed in 1939, limits federal employees from engaging in partisan political activities while performing their official duties.
The Office of Special Counsel, which is tasked with enforcing the Hatch Act, moved to close a “loophole” in which the president had the prerogative to pursue or ignore infractions.
A law professor says the Hatch Act does not apply to the appearance of police officers at a campaign event with former President Donald Trump.
Ethics experts were baffled by the White House's invocation of the Hatch Act to dodge a question on the cocaine found this week at the presidential residence.
It's notable that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was accused of violating the Hatch Act, but the contextual details matter.