The Trump administration on Friday relaxed enforcement of certain rules under the Hatch Act, a law that restricts the partisan political activity of federal employees. Specifically, the Office ...

A rumor is circulating online that U.S. President Donald Trump warned former President Barack Obama to stay out of U.S. foreign affairs or he would risk violating the Hatch Act, a federal law that ...

A reinterpretation of the Hatch Act announced by the administration lets officials wear campaign paraphernalia like MAGA hats, and removes an independent board’s role in policing violations.

Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy introduced a bill Tuesday to bar presidents and lawmakers from launching cryptocurrencies, aimed squarely at President Donald Trump’s inroads into the ...

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., on Tuesday announced he had introduced the “Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement Act,” or “MEME Act,” targeting federal officials who release meme coins.

The bill, dubbed the “Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement” — or MEME — Act, would prohibit federal officials from creating or promoting cryptocurrencies with “joke” branding ...

We thought the Texas Whistleblower Act protected all public workers who, in good faith, report wrongdoing by another employee or by the government entity that employs them. We were wrong.

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He and U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo (D-CA-16) on the House side have introduced the Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement (MEME) Act. A meme coin is a form of cryptocurrency inspired ...

The Illinois Whistleblower Act (the “Act”) provides protections to employees who make reports of certain fraudulent and illegal conduct occurring in their workplaces. In the past legislative ...