Politics Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows The email details the scope of the former administration's attempts to tamper with the count, including pressuring the Census Bureau to alter plans for protecting privacy and producing accurate data. Hansi Lo Wang
National The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population. Hansi Lo Wang
National This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous. Hansi Lo Wang Ruth Talbot
Politics U.S. Census Directors Were All White Until James F. Holmes Stepped In For more than 200 years, the census was overseen by white leaders. Holmes' 1998 stint as acting director blazed a trail for Biden's pick, who may become the count's first permanent director of color. Hansi Lo Wang
Business China's Birthrate Drops, As Census Data Warn Of Aging Population Leaders in Beijing will need to determine how to continue China's streak of economic growth while caring for a growing, nonworking part of the population. John Ruwitch
Politics Census To Release 1st Results That Shift Electoral College, House Seats The Census Bureau is set to announce state population counts from its 2020 tally at a 3 p.m. ET press conference. The counts are used to determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Why Deployed Troop Counts Are A 'Wildcard' In 2020 Census Results About 97,000 troops who are stationed in the U.S. but were deployed abroad during the census could help shift congressional seats and Electoral College votes to states with military bases or ports. Hansi Lo Wang
National Immigration Hard-Liner Files Reveal 40-Year Bid Behind Trump's Census Obsession The Trump administration tried and failed to accomplish a long-held desire of immigration hard-liners — a count of unauthorized immigrants to reshape Congress, the Electoral College and public policy. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Amid Partisan Concerns, Another Trump Appointee Joins Census Bureau's Top Ranks 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. Hansi Lo Wang
National Trump Sued For Attempt To Omit Unauthorized Immigrants From A Key Census Count 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. Hansi Lo Wang
