Demonstrators hold signs about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Demonstrators hold signs about the 2020 census outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated at 7:32 p.m. ET The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to a speedy review of President Trump’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate seats in Congress. Last month, a lower court ruling blocked Trump’s push, calling a presidential memo that called for that unprecedented change unlawful. And […]
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Protesters holding signs about the 2020 census gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protesters holding signs about the 2020 census gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Aurora Samperio/NurPhoto via Getty Images Updated at 10:40 p.m. ET The Trump administration can end counting for the 2020 census early after the Supreme Court approved a request to suspend a lower court order that extended the count’s schedule. The high court’s order on Tuesday, following an emergency request the Justice Department made […]
U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham departs a news conference about the 2020 census last month in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AP U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham departs a news conference about the 2020 census last month in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/Pool/AP Updated at 8:44 p.m. ET The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow counting for the 2020 census to end soon. In an emergency request on Wednesday, Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall said that the Census Bureau must immediately wrap up its field operations, now that it’s passed the bureau’s […]
Over the past three months, the Trump administration has added four political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Over the past three months, the Trump administration has added four political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration has added its fourth political appointee in three months to the Census Bureau amid growing concerns about partisan interference with the 2020 census. Earl “Trey” Mayfield has been appointed to serve as counselor to the bureau’s director, Steven Dillingham, the […]
A sign on the back of a truck promotes 2020 census participation in Reading, Pa. A day after the Census Bureau announced a new “target date” for ending counting efforts, a federal judge in California said she thinks the schedule is “a violation” of her court order. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images A sign on the back of a truck promotes 2020 census participation in Reading, Pa. A day after the Census Bureau announced a new “target date” for ending counting efforts, a federal judge in California said […]
A Chicago man known as the “Census Cowboy” faces a felony charge after riding his horse more than 7 miles down a freeway without the proper footwear, severely injuring the animal, which prosecutors say may have to be euthanized. Adam Hollingsworth, 33, was arrested earlier this week on charges linked to animal cruelty, reckless conduct, trespassing and other traffic offenses after staging a stunt on the Dan Ryan Expressway on horseback, shutting down the freeway as he rode the animal at galloping speed on rough pavement, critically wounding it. Speaking publicly for the first time after bailing out of Cook County […]
A sign promoting participation in the 2020 census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into a phone for a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. in August. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP A sign promoting participation in the 2020 census is displayed as Selena Rides Horse enters information into a phone for a member of the Crow Indian Tribe in Lodge Grass, Mont. in August. Matthew Brown/AP A federal court has ordered the Trump administration to abandon last-minute changes to the 2020 census schedule and extend the time for counting for an […]
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a month early, on Sept. 30. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, waits for a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing to begin in Washington, D.C., in 2019. In July, Ross directed bureau officials to speed up the 2020 census to end counting a […]
A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images A sign promoting the 2020 census stands in a planter in Roswell, N.M., in August. A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to continue holding off on wrapping up the census for now. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images The winding down of the 2020 census must […]
Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images The Trump administration is turning to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to revive the president’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to determine each state’s share of […]
Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Updated at 5:09 p.m. ET A bipartisan group of senators is […]
President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center) and Attorney General William Barr walk into the White House Rose Garden for a July 2019 press conference on the census. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center) and Attorney General William Barr walk into the White House Rose Garden for a July 2019 press conference on the census. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images A special three-judge court in New York on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to make an unprecedented change to […]
A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Trump administration must, for now, stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, a federal judge in California ordered Saturday, while a legal fight over the shortened schedule for the national head count continues. The temporary restraining order […]
A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence in August in Winter Park, Fla. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP A briefcase of a census taker is seen as she knocks on the door of a residence in August in Winter Park, Fla. John Raoux/AP A Census Bureau analysis has concluded that its curtailed schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of “serious errors” in the results for the national head count, according to an internal bureau document obtained by the House Oversight and Reform Committee. The document — […]
U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales adjusts a sign at a walk-up counting site for the 2020 census in Greenville, Texas, in July. LM Otero/AP With scores of people displaced because of the coronavirus pandemic and other disasters, the U.S. Census Bureau is facing an especially daunting challenge of meeting its once-a-decade goal of tallying every person living in the country “once, only once and in the right place.” After […]
Amid mail delivery delays, the U.S. Census Bureau is planning to send additional paper forms to some households that have not yet responded to the 2020 census. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amid mail delivery delays, the U.S. Census Bureau is planning to send additional paper forms to some households that have not yet responded to the 2020 census. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Under pressure from the Trump administration to deliver 2020 census results by the end of this year, the U.S. Census Bureau has set a cutoff date for receiving […]
The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR Updated at 6:50 a.m. ET Tuesday In an extraordinary move, the Trump administration has added a third deputy director to the U.S. Census Bureau amid mounting concerns of political interference with the 2020 census, the bureau announced Monday. As […]
The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration has announced its third new political appointee in less than two months at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR Updated at 5:12 p.m. ET In an extraordinary move, the Trump administration has added a third deputy director to the U.S. Census Bureau amid mounting concerns of political interference with the 2020 census, the bureau announced Monday. As the […]
U.S. Census Bureau worker Jennifer Pope wears a face covering at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, on July 31. The bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month shorter than previously announced, the bureau’s director confirmed Monday. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP U.S. Census Bureau worker Jennifer Pope wears a face covering at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, on July 31. The bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month shorter than previously announced, the bureau’s director confirmed Monday. LM […]
77-year-old Joe Biden on Wednesday forgot what year it is… AGAIN! Biden is back in his Delaware basement after venturing out and traveling down the street for a low energy campaign event. Biden held a virtual event with UnidoUS on Wednesday when he got confused and forgot what year it is. “…But you know, in the 2020 census, which is now two censuses ago…” TRENDING: BREAKING: Antifa Terrorist Who Threw Bomb at Federal Agents in Portland is Identified — BY HIS GRANDMOTHER! WATCH: Biden was totally lost yesterday during a campaign event and welcomed people to the wrong community center. Biden […]
Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration’s efforts to add the now-blocked citizenship question to the 2020 census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2019 to protest against the Trump administration’s efforts to add the now-blocked citizenship question to the 2020 census. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Groups led by Common Cause, a government watchdog group, have filed the first federal lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to President Trump’s call to make an unprecedented change to the population numbers […]
President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump departs a July 2019 press conference on the census with U.S. Attorney General William Barr (center) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump is signing a memorandum Tuesday that calls for an unprecedented change to the constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the country — the exclusion of unauthorized […]
Census Bureau workers are set to start making in-person visits on July 30 to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in Hawaii, North Dakota, Puerto Rico and certain other areas of the country. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Census Bureau workers are set to start making in-person visits on July 30 to households that have not yet filled out a 2020 census form in Hawaii, North Dakota, Puerto Rico and certain other areas of the country. Matt Rourke/AP If someone in your household has not filled out a 2020 census form yet, you […]
COVID-19 Adds a New Snag to the 2020 Census Count of Native Americans by Colleen Connolly/Smithsonianmag.com Earlier this year, before the COVID-19 crisis hit the United States, Native American officials representing New Mexico’s 23 tribes in Albuquerque met to discuss how they could avoid a repeat of 2010, when that year’s census sorely undercounted the nation’s indigenous population. Because of the inaccurate calculation of their population—the 2010 census undercounted Native Americans on reservations by 4.9 percent—tribal communities lost thousands of dollars in federal funding and risked losing representation for their states in the House of Representatives. Attendees at the Albuquerque retreat made […]
The Trump administration announced two new political appointees Tuesday at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration announced two new political appointees Tuesday at the U.S. Census Bureau, which is headquartered in Suitland, Md. Claire Harbage/NPR The Trump administration is adding two new political appointees to the U.S. Census Bureau, raising concerns among some Democrats about partisan interference with the ongoing national head count. Nathaniel Cogley, a political science professor at Tarleton State University based near Fort Worth, Texas, is joining the federal government’s largest statistical agency […]