Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation

Housing and VA departments attack radical left' despite law limiting political activities of government employees

Several US federal agencies on Tuesday began blaming Democrats for an impending government shutdown at midnight in a move that experts say appears to violate the Hatch Act, which limits the political activities of government employees.

Some agencies reportedly sent emails to employees on Tuesday afternoon, while others posted public statements faulting Democrats, the radical left," and radical liberals in Congress" for a potential government shutdown at midnight.