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Agency Shutdown Messaging Draws Hatch Act, Antideficiency Act Challenges

Democrats raised funds blaming Republicans despite voting against government funding, while the shutdown risks military pay and healthcare access, according to multiple fundraising emails.

The Office of Special Counsel has received multiple complaints about federal agencies sharing political messages during the shutdown, while one nonprofit is alleging the messaging violates the Antideficiency Act. Public Citizen has filed nine complaints with OSC over the first three days of the shutdown. The group alleges agencies are violating the Hatch Act by using “explicitly partisan messaging” blaming Democrats for the shutdown. “The Trump …

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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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