WASHINGTON — At least eight federal agencies are publicly blaming the government shutdown on Democrats or the left, a move critics say misuses U.S. government websites in a partisan messaging war.

Several other agencies have posted neutral messages on their websites, noting the lapse in appropriations may disrupt some services.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday on its website blamed the “Radical Left” for any potential shutdown.

“The Radical Left are going to shut down the government and inflict massive pain on the American people unless they get their $1.5 trillion wish list of demands,” the banner reads. “The Trump administration wants to keep the government open for the American people.”

Some questioned whether the postings violated the Hatch Act, an 80-year

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