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We Finally See the Trump Administration’s Sweeping Census Power Grab Emerge
Here's a look at a few things TPM is following this morning.
By John Light
08.12.26 | 8:13 am
Trump Administration May Add Immigration Status Question on Census to Influence Apportionment, Experts Warn
By Layla A. Jones
07.15.26 | 3:53 pm
Right-Wing Groups Just Got a Big Win on the Census
By Layla A. Jones
07.13.26 | 11:01 am
Trump Admin Slowrolls Census Effort To Accurately Count Non-White Americans
The failure to adopt a new federal data collection standard ahead of the 2030 Census risks significantly further diminishing the political and economic power of non-white voters, experts tell TPM. 
By Layla A. Jones
10.31.25 | 7:30 am
Trump’s Attack on Data Has ‘Dangerous Trickle-Down Effect’ for America’s Most Vulnerable
By Layla A. Jones
08.07.25 | 11:49 am
Headlines Scream That Democrats Are Doomed Come 2030—But The Reality Is Murkier
By Kate Riga
06.13.25 | 7:05 am
A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) A 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident, is shown in Detroit, Sunday, April 5, 2020. The Census Bureau is required by federal statute to send the president the counts that will be used to carve up congressional districts — known as apportionment — and draw state legislative districts by Dec. 31. The new coronavirus COVID-19 spread forced the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend field operations (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Controversial Academic Named To Census Panel In Waning Days Of Trump
By Tierney Sneed
11.23.20 | 5:02 pm
Another Court Rules Against Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Census Apportionment Policy
By Tierney Sneed
10.22.20 | 12:37 pm
EXCLUSIVE: Ross Commits To Protocols That Make It Harder For Trump To Mess With Census
By Tierney Sneed
10.16.20 | 4:16 pm
Trump Administration Asks For Emergency SCOTUS Intervention On Census
By Josh Kovensky
10.07.20 | 9:25 pm
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