Government Websites Used to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

During the October 2025 government shutdown, the Trump administration directed federal agencies to publish partisan banners and statements on their official websites blaming Democrats for the funding lapse—even though Republicans controlled both chambers of Congress. Agency pages, including those for HUD and the Department of Justice, carried labels such as 'Democrats shut down the government,' which experts said likely violated the Hatch Act and blurred the line between governance and political propaganda.