Jul 02 2020 Census will not include citizenship question By Mike Schneider, Mark Sherman, Associated Press Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 12:33 Shields and Brooks on Democratic debates, Supreme Court rulings Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the first debates for 2020 Democratic candidates, whether that party has shifted too far to the left to be… Continue watching
Jun 27 The Supreme Court blocked a citizenship question from the census. Now what? By Yasmeen Alamiri, Daniel Bush Though the court has stopped the citizenship question from being added to the 2020 Census, it does not mean definitively that the question cannot appear on the forms. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court forbids citizenship question on 2020 census By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court says the Trump administration's explanation for wanting to add the question was "more of a distraction" than an explanation. Continue reading
Jun 25 Federal judges send 2020 census lawsuit back to lower court By David McFadden, Associated Press The lawsuit that alleges a 2020 census question pushed by Trump officials, including Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, violates minorities' rights. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:09 What’s at stake in the battle over the 2020 census citizenship question The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for not turning over documents related to the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. While… Continue watching
Jun 04 Blacks, Latinos at risk of undercount in 2020 census, report says By Mike Schneider, Associated Press With the 2020 census count less than a year away, a new report says undercounting certain populations will be likely, despite the best efforts of the U.S. Census Bureau, nonprofits and state and local officials to encourage participation. Continue reading
Jun 03 House panel to vote on holding William Barr and Wilbur Ross in contempt By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The contempt of Congress vote comes after the attorney general and commerce secretary failed to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
May 31 Lawyers say documents show census was changed to give Republicans an edge By Larry Neumeister, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The lawyers allege that a longtime Republican gerrymandering guru, played a key role in pushing the Trump administration to include a citizenship question on the census. Continue reading
Apr 23 Supreme Court hears arguments over citizenship question on census By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Conservative Supreme Court justices were mostly silent Tuesday as a Trump administration lawyer defended the government's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, an indication the court's majority may be inclined to side with the administration. Continue reading