An independent federal probe has found the Bush administration routinely violated a law barring government employees from using federal resources for political acts. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says then-White House adviser Karl Rove oversaw an extensive network to steer federal resources toward electing Republican candidates. The probe says Rove established a “political boiler room” at the Office of Political Affairs to help manage public appearances, policy announcements and grant-money allocation in order to support Republican candidates in the 2006 midterm elections. The U.S. Department of Justice has refused to comment on whether it plans to press charges.