Education Department Auto-Replies Changed to Blame Senate Democrats for Shutdown

Education Department employees furious at emails changed without consent

Employees told press outlets that their out-of-office emails had been altered with messages blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

Furloughed Education Department workers ‘shocked’ after automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats

As employees at the Education Department prepared for a looming government shutdown this week, several set an automatic email reply to inform others of their furloughed status.  But by Thursday morning, some furloughed workers discovered that their automatic email replies had been altered, without their knowledge, to include a message blaming Democratic senators for the ongoing government shutdown.  According to two furloughed Education Departme…

The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown (World)

Army veteran Samuel Port couldn't believe what he was reading in his latest weekly newsletter emailed from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It blamed Senate Democrats for the federal shutdown, saying they were blocking a stopgap bill to fund the government 'due to unrelated policy demands.' ...

Trump wields axe over 'Democrat Agencies' as blame game rages on Capitol Hill

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Oversight Democrat wants Trump administration's shutdown messaging investigated

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At federal agencies, political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Americans' routine interactions with the federal government this week are increasingly being met with partisan messaging