House Holds 2 Trump Officials in Contempt in Census Dispute

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2019 The House votes, 230-198, to hold Attorney General William Barr (pictured) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Census Gambit Is Part of a Sinister Strategy

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jul 14, 2019 After having to give up on adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Trump sends a chilling reminder of the other tools at his disposal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Census Will Be Printed Without Citizenship Question

The Associated Press Jul 2, 2019 The Justice Department says printing the hundreds of millions of documents for the 2020 counts will start soon. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court’s Shock Decision Is an Indictment of Trump’s Racism

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Jun 30, 2019 The highest court in the land puts a halt to the Trump administration’s plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census---for now. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Federal Judges Send 2020 Census Lawsuit Back to Lower Court

DAVID McFADDEN / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2019 This action increases the possibility that the government might miss a deadline for completing census questionnaires. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Census Citizenship Question

John Cole / The Scranton Times-Tribune, PA Jun 18, 2019 Dig deeper

Will the Supreme Court Side With Trump in His War on Immigrants?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 26, 2019 A new case to determine whether a citizenship question can be added to the 2020 census carries grave implications for the entire country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: The GOP’s Obscene Power Grab Is Nearly Complete

Robert Reich / Truthdig Apr 24, 2019 If the Supreme Court rules that a citizenship question can be added to the census, it could deal a devastating blow to our democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Conservative Justices Could Settle Census Citizenship Question

Ilana Novick Apr 23, 2019 Nearly 6.5 million people might not be counted in 2020 if the Trump administration wins the Supreme Court case. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Federal Court Foils Trump Administration Bid to Rewrite Census

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jan 15, 2019 This is the first of many lawsuits that could go all the way to the Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Chief May Be on Trump’s Chopping Block

COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Nov 13, 2018 Kirstjen Nielsen defended the administration's practice of separating children from parents, but the president is said to have soured on her. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mnuchin Says U.S.-China Trade War ‘on Hold’

MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated Press May 20, 2018 The treasury secretary says the world's two biggest economies are making progress in talks aimed at reducing America's massive trade deficit with China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )