Politics Documents show the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College. 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 Report: Most Americans (wrongly) think the citizenship question is still on the census A new report by the Pew Research Center shows that 56% of surveyed adults thought they would be asked about citizenship on the 2020 Census. They won't be. Esmy Jimenez
Politics Deceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed Republicans in North Carolina fought in court to stop computer files found on the redistricting expert's hard drives from going public. Now his daughter, Stephanie Hofeller, is sharing them online. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Census Bureau Asks States For Driver's License Records To Produce Citizenship Data The Census Bureau is gathering records on people's U.S. citizenship status as part of Trump administration efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could politically benefit Republicans. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Latinx Advocacy Groups Sue To Block Citizenship Data Release By Trump Officials The lawsuit extends a legal fight over the Trump administration's efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could be used to politically benefit "Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites." Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Trump Officials Face Cover-Up Allegations After Failed Citizenship Question Push Challengers of the Trump administration's push for a census citizenship question are asking a federal judge in New York to impose penalties for allegedly false or misleading statements by officials. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Trump Expected To Renew Push For Census Citizenship Question With Executive Action After the Supreme Court ruled to keep a citizenship question off forms for the upcoming national head count, the Trump administration is now trying to add the question by taking executive action. Hansi Lo Wang Franco Ordoñez
Politics Justice Department Changes Legal Team Behind Census Citizenship Question Case The Justice Department did not provide an explanation for why it's switching out lawyers representing the Trump administration in the ongoing legal battle over a potential census citizenship question. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Judge To Review Claims Of Census Citizenship Question's 'Discriminatory' Origins While the Justice Department continues exploring possible ways to add a question about citizenship to the census forms, a federal judge in Maryland is moving ahead with reopening two cases against it. Hansi Lo Wang Bobby Allyn
