But in recent months, applicants for positions at the publication " which reaches about 1.4 million people a day across its platforms, according to the publisher " have been asked: "How would you advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired." That question has prompted worries about whether President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to influence the newspaper's independence by making an ideological litmus test part of the hiring process, a concern one administration official said was unjustified.