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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

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…

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…

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr describes the Trump administration's effort to gain citizenship data during the 2020 census as Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stands at his side during an event with the president in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, on July 11, 2019. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

WATCH: House votes to hold Barr and Ross in contempt

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.

By Associated Press

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.

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.

Why census experts fear a citizenship question would jeopardize results

Counting the roughly 327 million people currently living in the U.S. is a massive effort. And this year, before the next census moves forward, the Supreme Court must decide whether the Trump administration should be allowed to add a citizenship…

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WATCH: Democratic lawmakers grill commerce secretary on 2020 census citizenship question

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to the administration's decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census.