"She continues, "However, Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted, and most of our TSA employees are working without pay." Scholars of government law and ethics say this political messaging violates a law called the Hatch Act that restricts executive branch employees from engaging in certain political activities but Noem is unlikely to face consequences for doing so."
"Multiple airports say the video violates their policies Airports in Atlanta, Buffalo, N.Y., Charlotte, Chicago, Las Vegas, New Jersey, Phoenix, Portland, Ore., and Seattle have confirmed to NPR that they're not playing the Noem video. It's intended to play at security checkpoints, where videos featuring government officials giving safety information are often played. The airports told NPR they are declining the request from the Department of Homeland Security because the messaging violates local policies and state laws."
Multiple U.S. airports declined requests to play a Homeland Security video featuring Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints, saying the content amounted to political messaging and violated local policies or state laws. Noem's video blamed Democrats for the government shutdown and urged attention to TSA impacts, noting many TSA employees were working without pay. Legal scholars said the messaging appears to violate the Hatch Act, which limits certain political activities by executive branch employees, though enforcement historically has been inconsistent and Noem is unlikely to face significant consequences.
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