Bob Bauer, the former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, writing for his Substack, Executive Functions, said he believed this was the first attempt to apply the Hatch Act to a criminal ...

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said opened an investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith and whether he ...

The law has barely survived constitutional scrutiny and has been more honored in the breach than the observance.

Federal officials are investigating former special counsel Jack Smith after President Donald Trump and other prominent ...

Former special counsel Jack Smith is facing a federal probe over his conduct while prosecuting Trump, though its impact may ...

The Justice Department has turned its focus to Democrats and former Biden officials as it grapples with the fallout of its ...

Senate Democrats are pressing the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to investigate whether White House officials have violated ...

It was created to draw a clear line between an employee's partisan political interests and their official responsibilities.

Jack Smith, who investigated two cases against President Trump before his second-term election, is under investigation by an ...

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that seeks to keep government functions nonpartisan. It applies to federal employees as well as state and local employees who work with federally funded programs.

The Hatch Act is a 1939 law that seeks to keep government functions nonpartisan. It applies to federal employees as well as state and local employees who work with federally funded programs.

The Hatch Act, a relatively obscure law governing political engagement by federal employees, has people clucking this week, amid controversy over FBI director James Comey’s letter to lawmakers ...