U.S. District Judge George O’Toole said the question had been asked of applicants to positions ranging from an air traffic control specialist to a crane operator to a nuclear materials courier.

Agencies were asking job seekers how they would implement Trump’s agenda, but a federal judge said the question probably violates the First Amendment.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from requiring federal job applicants to answer loyalty questions about President Donald Trump, ruling the practice likely violated free-speech rights ...

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole issued a stay blocking federal agencies from asking an essay question civil service advocates call a “loyalty question,” but found he could not prevent consideration ...

For now, those seeking federal jobs won’t have to write an essay about their favorite Trump executive order.

A court’s decision to block the Trump administration from including a “loyalty question” on federal job applications was a ...

Donald Trump’s administration is still advertising jobs with a controversial question about “loyalty” to the president even after a court blocked its use. An investigation by the Daily Beast’s sister ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from requiring applicants for nonpartisan civil service jobs to answer a controversial question about their willingness to support the president’s ...

As agencies walk back the Trump administration’s controversial essay question from federal job postings, the Office of Personnel Management is directing them to replace it with a new prompt. Agencies ...