- Government agencies are blaming the shutdown on Democrats. Ethics experts say it could be against the law. Politico
- Federal agencies blast Democrats for the government shutdown. Are they violating the Hatch Act? WTOP
- Crockett on White House shutdown messaging: ‘How can this not be a violation of the Hatch Act?’ The Hill
- Media bashes Trump Admin messaging for pinning shutdown on Dems, White House fires back Fox News
- Trump’s partisan shutdown emails break the law, top Oversight Democrat says MSNBC News