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Commerce secretary: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

WATCH: Trump wants federal hiring to focus on skills over degrees

President Donald Trump is preparing to direct the federal government to overhaul its hiring practices. That's the word from Trump administration and industry officials.

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

U.S. Attorney General William Barr participates in a presentation ceremony of the Medal of Valor and heroic commendations to civilians and police officers who responded to mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on September 9, 2019. Photo by Erin Scott/Reuters

House Oversight panel sues Barr and Ross over census documents

The House committee is suing the Trump administration officials for refusing to produce documents related to a decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with U.S. hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien after he named O'Brien as his fourth White House national security adviser at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 18, 2019. Photo by Tom Brenner/Reuters

Trump skips annual summit of Southeast Asian nations

President Donald Trump's decision to send the national security adviser and commerce secretary to ASEAN in his place will widely be viewed in the region as a snub.

By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

Huawei is arguing a U.S. law that would limit its American sales of telecom equipment is unconstitutional. Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters

U.S. extends reprieve on tech sales to China’s Huawei

The U.S. government restricted sales of U.S. technology to the Chinese technology giant, but granted a limited temporary reprieve to support existing equipment.

By Associated Press

News Wrap: DOJ won’t charge Barr or Ross with criminal contempt over census

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Justice Department declined to pursue criminal contempt charges against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. House Democrats had voted to cite them for refusing to turn over documents on adding a…

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News Wrap: House Democrats move closer to holding Barr, Ross in contempt

In our news wrap Wednesday, House Democrats have moved closer to holding Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress. The two men had refused to provide documents behind the administration's plan to add a…

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WATCH: House votes to hold Barr and Ross in contempt

By Associated Press

The House voted, 230-198, on Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt. The vote is largely symbolic because the Justice Department is unlikely to prosecute them.

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.

WATCH: House oversight panel votes in favor of contempt vote for Barr, Ross

The Democratic-controlled House Oversight Committee voted 24-15 to advance contempt measures against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. The vote sends the measures to the full House.