POLITICS
Trump Administration's Cabinet Travel Competition Revealed
The Atlantic reported that President Trump's White House conducted a summer contest encouraging Cabinet members to appear in the most congressional districts and states with competitive midterm elections. The competition, dubbed the Cabinet Travel Competition, has raised concerns among observers about potential violations of the Hatch Act, which restricts political activity by federal employees.
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Left-leaning outlets characterized the competition as a scheme to pit Cabinet members against one another, describing it as a 'humiliating leak' and 'bizarre contest' that violated ethical norms and potentially federal law regarding political activity by government officials.