Trump admin sued over loyalty-based hiring; ‘MAMDANI Act’ would keep federal funds from New York City


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Media Miss Minute highlights two stories each episode – one covered by right-leaning media and one by left-leaning media – to show where partisan coverage falls short.

Right Media MIss

Three federal workers unions are suing the Trump administration over new political loyalty tests they say were added to the federal job application processes.

Left Media Miss

Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia has introduced legislation that would block all federal funds from New York City for as long as Zohran Mamdani is the city’s mayor.


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In this Media Miss Minute, federal workers’ unions are suing the Trump administration over alleged  “loyalty tests.” Plus, one House Republican is pushing a bill to cut off federal funding to New York City under its new mayor, Zohran Mamdani.

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Media Miss by the right: Federal worker unions sue Trump admin over loyalty-based hiring

Three federal workers’ unions have filed a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of adding  political loyalty questions to  federal job applications. 

Federal civil service positions are meant to be nonpartisan, but the lawsuit claims new questions asked candidates to name their favorite Trump executive order and explain how they would personally help execute it. 

According to the Daily Beast, those questions even appeared in job postings for non-political roles  –  including positions like dental hygienist and beverage manager.

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Media Miss by the left: US Rep. Carter to introduce ‘MAMDANI Act’ to block all funds to NYC

U.S. Representative Buddy Carter, R-Ga., introduced legislation that would block all federal funds from New York City for as long as Zohran Mamdani is the city’s mayor.

On top of that, the Measuring Adverse Market Disruption and National Impact – or MAMDANI Act –  would also attempt to take back federal funding that’s already been allocated to the city.

The bill is unlikely to advance in Congress.

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Straight Arrow News identifies Media Misses based on coverage data available at the time of publication. Some outlets may choose to cover a story after our analysis is published. Our methodology prioritizes timely, prominent coverage across a range of sources, but we continually review and refine our approach to ensure balance and accuracy.

Jason K. Morrell (Morning Managing Editor) and Ally Heath (Senior Digital Producer) contributed to this report.
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