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U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a news conference about the 2020 census in Phoenix in September.

Trump Officials Ask Supreme Court To Block Order That Extends Census Counting

Oct 07, 2020
After a lower court ordered the Trump administration to continue counting for the 2020 census through Oct. 31, the Justice Department has asked the high court to allow it to end efforts soon.
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U.S. Census Bureau workers stand outside Lincoln Center in New York City in September. A federal judge has ordered the bureau to keep counting for the 2020 census through Oct. 31 for now.

After 'Egregious' Violation, Judge Orders Census To Count Through Oct. 31 For Now

Oct 02, 2020
A federal judge has ordered the Census Bureau to keep counting households for now after finding the agency violated an earlier order by tweeting a "target" end date of Oct. 5.
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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.

Census Bureau Gets 4th Trump Appointee In 3 Months As Count Nears End

Sep 30, 2020
The abrupt addition of appointees at a federal statistical agency largely run by career civil servants has raised concerns about political interference with the 2020 census.
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U.S. Census Bureau workers promote the national head count outside of Sylvia's Restaurant in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.

Appeals Court Rejects Push To End Census Early By Trump Administration

Sep 30, 2020
A Trump administration request to suspend a lower court order that extends the census schedule has been denied by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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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 c

Census End Remains Uncertain After Judge Calls New Schedule 'A Violation'

Sep 29, 2020
A day after the Census Bureau tweeted out a new "target date" of Oct. 5 for ending 2020 census counting, a federal judge in California said she thinks the schedule change may violate a court order.
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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.

Court Orders Census Counting To Continue Through Oct. 31; Appeal Expected

Sep 24, 2020
After the Trump administration made last-minute changes that shortened the 2020 census schedule, a federal judge in California has ordered it to extend counting for another month.
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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 ea

Census Could Look 'Manipulated' If Cut Short By Trump Officials, Bureau Warned

Sep 20, 2020
Curtailing the time for conducting the census in the middle of a pandemic will lead to "fatal data quality flaws that are unacceptable," Census Bureau career officials warned in an internal document.
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U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a Sept. 17 news conference in Phoenix. The Trump administration is facing two federal lawsuits over its last-minute decision to cut the 2020 census schedule short.

How Trump Officials Cut The 2020 Census Short Amid The Pandemic

Sep 18, 2020
Because of COVID-19, the Trump administration said it needed more time to make sure the national head count is complete and accurate. But in July, it abruptly decided to end counting a month early.
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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.

Court Order Keeps Census In Limbo As Counting End Date Looms

Sep 17, 2020
After the Trump administration missed a filing deadline for court documents, a judge has ordered the wrap-up of the census to remain on hold, throwing door-knocking efforts further into uncertainty.
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Protesters hold signs about the 2020 census at a rally in front of the Supreme Court in 2019.

Trump Administration Appeals To Supreme Court Over Blocked Census Memo

Sep 16, 2020
The administration is trying to overturn a court ruling in New York that blocks it from trying to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate seats in Congress.
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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.

Bipartisan Senate Push To Extend Census Begins Weeks Before Count Is Set To End

Sep 15, 2020
A bipartisan Senate bill could solve a scheduling conundrum that is putting the national count, along with the distribution of federal funding and political representation, in serious jeopardy.
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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.

Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats

Sep 10, 2020
The Constitution says that count must include every person living in the U.S. A three-judge court in New York has ruled to block the Trump administration's attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants.
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A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August.

Census Work Has Been Winding Down, But A Judge Says It Needs To Press On For Now

Sep 05, 2020
A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop wrapping up in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, as civil rights groups push for more time.
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A U.S. Census Bureau worker carries a briefcase while knocking on the door of a home in August in Winter Park, Fla.

Leak Reveals Warnings Inside Census That Shortened Schedule Risks 'Serious Errors'

Sep 02, 2020
The shortened schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of significantly decreasing data quality, according to an internal Census Bureau document obtained by the House Oversight Committee.
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A Census Bureau worker with a face covering stands in a park in New York City in August. The bureau confirmed on Tuesday that door knocking is ending in some areas earlier than Sept. 30.

Census Door Knocking In Some Areas To End Even Earlier Than Expected

Sep 01, 2020
The Census Bureau confirms San Diego is among the areas where in-person counting for the 2020 census will end as early as Sept. 18, almost two weeks before the expedited end date of Sept. 30.
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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.

The Census Scales Back A Critical Step: Checking Its Own Work

Aug 29, 2020
With just three months to review the 2020 census results because of a last-minute change by the Trump administration, Census Bureau officials are scrambling to decide what quality checks to toss out.
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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.

Amid Partisan Concerns, Another Trump Appointee Joins Census Bureau's Top Ranks

Aug 17, 2020
The third political appointment at the bureau in less than two months comes amid growing concerns about the Trump administration interfering with the 2020 census to benefit Republicans.
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U.S. Census Bureau worker Marisela Gonzales stands by a display of books and flyers about the 2020 census at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, in July. The bureau's employees are under a time crunch to try to complete the national head count

'Not Enough Time': Census Workers Fear Rushing Count Could Botch Results

Aug 11, 2020
Already hampered by the coronavirus, Census Bureau workers are now scrambling to visit households that haven't filled out a 2020 census form, trying to finish a count that's been cut short by a month.
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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

Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month

Aug 03, 2020
Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR reported that door knocking will be cut short.
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Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham, wearing a face covering printed with the words "2020 Census," testified before the House oversight committee Wednesday that the bureau plans to finish counting "as soon as possible" despite career officials previ

When Does Census Counting End? Bureau Sends 'Alarming' Mixed Signals

Jul 30, 2020
Delayed by COVID-19, the Census Bureau had said it needed until Oct. 31 to finish a complete national head count. But the bureau's director now says it's planning to finish "as soon as possible."
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced a coronavirus relief proposal on Monday that did not include any provisions to extend legal deadlines for the 2020 census as the Census Bureau has requested.

Republicans Signal They're Willing To Cut Census Counting Short

Jul 28, 2020
Because of COVID-19, the Census Bureau says it can no longer deliver 2020 census results by the legal deadlines and needs extensions. So far, only Democrats have shown support for that request.
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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.

Trump Sued Over Attempt To Omit Unauthorized Immigrants From A Key Census Count

Jul 24, 2020
The Constitution says the count used to divide up seats in Congress must include every person living in the U.S. President Trump is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be left out.
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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.

With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats

Jul 21, 2020
The president is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.
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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.

Early Census Door Knocking To Expand To Hawaii, Puerto Rico And Other Areas

Jul 16, 2020
With around four out of 10 homes nationwide left uncounted, Census Bureau workers are set to start making early in-person visits on July 30 to unresponsive households in more areas of the U.S.
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South Dakota has agreed to share driver's license and state ID records with the U.S. Census Bureau as part of efforts to carry out an executive order for citizenship data that President Trump announced in July 2019 with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (le

South Dakota Is Sharing Driver's License Info To Help Find Out Who's A Citizen

Jul 14, 2020
To produce citizenship data that can be used when voting districts are redrawn, the Trump administration asked states to share their records. South Dakota agreed to do so in April, NPR has learned.

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