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  "path": "/2026/04/29/despite-opm-claims-federal-job-applicants-cant-skip-loyalty-question-unions-say/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T09:10:54.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "OPM says essay questions on federal job applications that ask how applicants would advance Trump administration policies are optional, but unions suing to block the loyalty questions tested it and found they couldn't submit applications with the questions blank.",
  "title": "Despite OPM claims, federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question,’ unions say"
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