A video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem blaming Congressional Democrats for the federal government shutdown was playing Tuesday at Albany International Airport. Photo: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images
The big picture: Airports nationwide — including Seattle, Portland, Phoenix and Las Vegas — are citing concern that the video violates the Hatch Act — a 1939 law designed to keep federal programs free of partisan political activity.
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport told Axios that airing a partisan video conflicts with North Carolina municipal law and CLT's "policy for digital content."
Worth noting: Airports regularly display videos from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, though those typically focus on safety or travel procedures, not partisan messaging, The Washington Post reports.
What they're saying: While RDU is currently showing a DHS video about REAL ID and airport security at checkpoints, it is not yet displaying the video about the shutdown.
"We have received and are reviewing the request to display the video at TSA checkpoints," a spokesperson for the airport said in a statement.
