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 ===Trump administration===
 * In June 2017, the OSC issued a warning to White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications [[Dan Scavino Jr.]] for an April 2017 [[Twitter|tweet]] that Scavino sent advocating for a primary challenge against U.S. Representative [[Justin Amash]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lipton |first=Eric |title=White House Official's Political Tweet Was Illegal, Agency Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/us/politics/dan-scavino-hatch-act-amash.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 9, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref>
-* In October 2017, the OSC issued a warning to [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] [[Nikki Haley]] over a June 2017 tweet that she retweeted from President [[Donald Trump]] endorsing Republican Congressional candidate [[Ralph Norman]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Zachary|title=UN ambassador Nikki Haley warned over Trump retweet|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/politics/nikki-haley-hatch-act-violation/index.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>
+* In October 2017, the OSC issued a warning to [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]] [[Nikki Haley]] over a June 2017 tweet that she retweeted from President [[Donald Trump]] endorsing Republican Congressional candidate [[Ralph Norman]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Zachary|title=UN ambassador Nikki Haley warned over Trump retweet|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/03/politics/nikki-haley-hatch-act-violation/index.html|publisher=CNN|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>
-* In November 2017, former [[United States Office of Government Ethics|Office of Government Ethics]] head [[Walter Shaub]] filed a complaint against White House counselor [[Kellyanne Conway]] charging that her opposition to [[Roy Moore]] opponent [[Doug Jones (politician)|Doug Jones]] during a segment on ''[[Fox and Friends]]'' violated the Hatch Act.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gerstein|first=Josh|title=Legal complaint filed over Kellyanne Conway's comments on Roy Moore race|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/22/kellyanne-conway-hatch-act-complaint-doug-jones-comment-259147|website=[[Politico]]|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> In March 2018, the OSC announced that Conway violated the Hatch Act on that occasion and one other.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=MJ|title=Office of Special Counsel: Conway violated Hatch Act|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/kellyanne-conway-hatch-act/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref>
+* In November 2017, former [[United States Office of Government Ethics|Office of Government Ethics]] head [[Walter Shaub]] filed a complaint against White House counselor [[Kellyanne Conway]] charging that her opposition to [[Roy Moore]] opponent [[Doug Jones (politician)|Doug Jones]] during a segment on ''[[Fox and Friends]]'' violated the Hatch Act.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gerstein|first=Josh|title=Legal complaint filed over Kellyanne Conway's comments on Roy Moore race|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/22/kellyanne-conway-hatch-act-complaint-doug-jones-comment-259147|website=[[Politico]]|date=November 22, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> In March 2018, the OSC announced that Conway violated the Hatch Act on that occasion and one other.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=MJ|title=Office of Special Counsel: Conway violated Hatch Act|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/06/politics/kellyanne-conway-hatch-act/index.html|website=CNN|date=March 6, 2018|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref>
 *In February 2018, [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] Commissioner [[Michael O'Rielly]], in a speech at the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]], "advocated for the reelection of President Trump in his official capacity as FCC Commissioner".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Anita|date=2019-05-15|title=Complaints grow that Trump staffers are campaigning for their boss|url=https://politi.co/2vZY69a|access-date=2020-10-27|website=[[Politico]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Neidig|first=Harper|date=2018-05-01|title=Watchdog finds FCC commissioner violated Hatch Act during CPAC appearance|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/385729-watchdog-finds-fcc-commissioner-violated-ethics-law-during-cpac-appearance|access-date=2020-10-27|website=[[The Hill (newspaper) | The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref>
-* In September 2018, the OSC issued a warning letter to [[Stephanie Grisham]], the Press Secretary and Communications Director for the First Lady of the United States, for violating the act by including Trump's campaign slogan in a post on her government Twitter account.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Kate|title=Melania Trump's spokeswoman reprimanded for Hatch Act violation|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/politics/melania-trump-stephanie-grisham-hatch-act/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kwong|first=Jessica|date=2019-06-28|title=The Trump administration has a major Hatch Act problem. Here's every official accused of breaking the federal law|url=https://www.newsweek.com/hatch-act-violations-trump-administration-conway-1446406|access-date=2020-10-26|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en}}</ref>
+* In September 2018, the OSC issued a warning letter to [[Stephanie Grisham]], the Press Secretary and Communications Director for the First Lady of the United States, for violating the act by including Trump's campaign slogan in a post on her government Twitter account.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Kate|title=Melania Trump's spokeswoman reprimanded for Hatch Act violation|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/21/politics/melania-trump-stephanie-grisham-hatch-act/index.html|website=CNN|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kwong|first=Jessica|date=2019-06-28|title=The Trump administration has a major Hatch Act problem. Here's every official accused of breaking the federal law|url=https://www.newsweek.com/hatch-act-violations-trump-administration-conway-1446406|access-date=2020-10-26|website=[[Newsweek]]|language=en}}</ref>
-* In November 2018, the OSC ruled that six [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] officials violated the Hatch Act in posts to their government Twitter accounts, but declined to take disciplinary action. The OSC warned the officials—[[Raj Shah]], deputy press secretary; [[Jessica Ditto]], deputy director of communications; [[Madeleine Westerhout]], executive assistant to the president; [[Helen Aguirre Ferré]], former director of media affairs; [[Alyssa Farah]], press secretary for the vice president; and Jacob Wood, deputy communications director of the Office of Management and Budget—that future infractions would be interpreted as willful violations subject to further action.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Ellie|title=6 White House officials found in violation of the Hatch Act|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/politics/six-white-house-officials-hatch-act/index.html|website=[[CNN]]|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref>
+* In November 2018, the OSC ruled that six [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] officials violated the Hatch Act in posts to their government Twitter accounts, but declined to take disciplinary action. The OSC warned the officials—[[Raj Shah]], deputy press secretary; [[Jessica Ditto]], deputy director of communications; [[Madeleine Westerhout]], executive assistant to the president; [[Helen Aguirre Ferré]], former director of media affairs; [[Alyssa Farah]], press secretary for the vice president; and Jacob Wood, deputy communications director of the Office of Management and Budget—that future infractions would be interpreted as willful violations subject to further action.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Ellie|title=6 White House officials found in violation of the Hatch Act|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/politics/six-white-house-officials-hatch-act/index.html|website=CNN|date=December 3, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018}}</ref>
 * In June 2019, the OSC sent a letter to President Trump recommending that White House counselor Kellyanne Conway be removed from federal service for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-26|title=Violations of the Hatch Act Under the Trump Administration|url=https://oversight.house.gov/legislation/hearings/violations-of-the-hatch-act-under-the-trump-administration|access-date=2020-10-26|website=House Committee on Oversight and Reform|language=en}}</ref> This report follows the March 2018 OSC finding that Conway was a "repeat offender" for disparaging Democratic presidential candidates while in her official capacity during televised interviews and on social media.<ref name="BloombergHatchAct">{{cite news|last1=Gallu|first1=Joshua|last2=Allison|first2=Bill|title=Kellyanne Conway Should Be Removed From White House Job, U.S. Agency Says|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-13/ap-newsalert-federal-agency-recommends-kellyanne-conway-be-fired-for-repeat-violation-of-law-prohibiting-political|language=en|website=[[Bloomberg News | Bloomberg]]|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://osc.gov/Resources/Report%20to%20the%20President%20re%20Kellyanne%20Conway%20Hatch%20Act.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614221133/https://osc.gov/Resources/Report%20to%20the%20President%20re%20Kellyanne%20Conway%20Hatch%20Act.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2019 |date=13 June 2019 |title=Covering letter and Report of Prohibited Political Activity Under the Hatch Act (OSC File Nos. HA-19-0631 & HA-19-3395 (Kellyanne Conway) |work=U.S. Office of Special Counsel |first1=Henry J. |last1=Kerner}}</ref> President Trump, when asked at a press conference, stated he thought the provision violated her free speech rights.<ref name="BloombergHatchAct" />
 *In August 2020, [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] secretary [[Sonny Perdue]] supported the president's re-election while promoting the Farmers to Families Food Box Program; Perdue was fined for violating the Hatch Act.<ref>{{Cite web|title=USDA chief violated Hatch Act by advocating for Trump re-election, gov't watchdog says|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/usda-head-perdue-violated-hatch-act-advocating-trump-re-election-n1242687|access-date=2020-10-26|website=[[NBC News]]|date=9 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beitsch|first=Rebecca|date=2020-10-08|title=USDA's Perdue fined for violating Hatch Act while promoting food boxes|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/520240-usdas-perdue-fined-for-violating-hatch-act-while-promoting-food-boxes|access-date=2020-10-26|website=[[The Hill (newspaper) | The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mccrimmon|first=Ryan|date=2020-10-08|title=Perdue rebuked for violating ethics law by boosting Trump's reelection|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/08/perdue-ethics-trump-reelection-428018|access-date=2020-10-26|website=[[Politico]]|language=en}}</ref>
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 ===Biden administration===
-* In March 2021, Housing and Urban Development Secretary [[Marcia Fudge]] violated the Hatch Act by signaling support for Democratic candidates for the upcoming 2022 Ohio Senate election. Secretary Fudge received a warning from the [[Office of Special Counsel]] for the comments, which said, "If in the future she engages in prohibited political activity we will consider such activity to be a willful and knowing violation of the law that could result in further action."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/bidens-hud-sec-violated-hatch-act-with-election-talk-watchdog/|title=Biden's HUD secretary violated Hatch Act with election talk: watchdog|date=May 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/14/politics/marcia-fudge-hatch-act-violation/index.html|title=HUD Secretary Fudge violated the Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel concludes|website=[[CNN]]|date=14 May 2021 }}</ref>
+* In March 2021, Housing and Urban Development Secretary [[Marcia Fudge]] violated the Hatch Act by signaling support for Democratic candidates for the upcoming 2022 Ohio Senate election. Secretary Fudge received a warning from the [[Office of Special Counsel]] for the comments, which said, "If in the future she engages in prohibited political activity we will consider such activity to be a willful and knowing violation of the law that could result in further action."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2021/05/13/bidens-hud-sec-violated-hatch-act-with-election-talk-watchdog/|title=Biden's HUD secretary violated Hatch Act with election talk: watchdog|date=May 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/14/politics/marcia-fudge-hatch-act-violation/index.html|title=HUD Secretary Fudge violated the Hatch Act, Office of Special Counsel concludes|website=CNN|date=14 May 2021 }}</ref>
 * In October 2021, [[White House Press Secretary]] [[Jen Psaki]] was alleged to have violated the Hatch Act by the watchdog [[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]] after she indicated that [[President Joe Biden]] supported the candidacy of Democrat [[Terry McAuliffe]] in the [[2021 Virginia gubernatorial election]]. The watchdog had previously warned, in a letter to the Biden Administration, that Psaki's statement of support in February 2021 for [[California Governor]] [[Gavin Newsom]] in the [[2021 California gubernatorial recall election]], while not a Hatch Act violation since the election was not yet certain to occur, was "closer than necessary to the situations the Hatch Act does contemplate".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/15/jen-psaki-accused-violating-hatch-act-government-watchdog-group/8470700002/|title=White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki accused of violating Hatch Act|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/press-releases/crew-sends-biden-administration-letter-on-hatch-act/|title=CREW sends Biden administration letter on Hatch Act|date=March 22, 2021|website=CREW &#124; Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington}}</ref><ref>https://www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2021-3-22-Remus-Hatch-Act.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
 * In March 2022, President Biden fired [[Herschel Walker]] and [[Mehmet Oz]] from their positions on the [[President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition]] due to the two being active [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States Senate]] candidates. The terminations were a result of potential Hatch Act violations, as well as a Biden administration policy against allowing federal candidates to serve on presidential boards.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bowden |first=John |date=March 24, 2022 |title=Controversial GOP candidate Mehmet Oz fired after refusing to quit president's council on sports |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/dr-oz-firing-herschel-walker-b2043332.html |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Passy |first=Charles |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Biden brings onboard chef José Andrés after cutting Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker from presidential fitness council |work=[[MarketWatch]] |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-president-biden-fired-herschel-walker-and-dr-mehmet-oz-from-a-federal-fitness-council-11648145113 |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Maya |date=March 24, 2022 |title=White House tells Dr Oz and Herschel Walker to resign from fitness council |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/24/dr-oz-herschel-walker-president-sports-council |access-date=July 14, 2022}}</ref>