Politics Dec 15 Census releases data to check official count for accuracy By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
Politics Sep 28 Commerce secretary: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order A federal judge ruled last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October. By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Politics Jun 26 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
Politics Nov 26 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
World Oct 30 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
Aug 19 U.S. extends reprieve on tech sales to China’s Huawei By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 3:41 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… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:14 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… Continue watching
Jul 17 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. Continue reading
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