December 04, 2025
The Trump administration on Wednesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge not to strike a question for potential federal employees asking how they would advance the president's agenda, saying there's no evidence the question hurts an applicant's chances of getting hired.
November 20, 2025
Federal workers' unions asked a Massachusetts federal judge to block the federal government from asking potential hires how they'd help advance President Donald Trump's policy goals, saying that what they call the loyalty question is part of the administration's attempt to snub nonpartisan civil servants in favor of ideologues.
November 06, 2025
The Trump administration is violating federal job hopefuls' First Amendment rights and corrupting the government by asking applicants to detail their support for the president's policies, a union coalition said Thursday in a Massachusetts federal lawsuit challenging this "loyalty question."