2020 Census

Newly sworn-in U.S. citizens rise from their seats during a 2018 naturalization ceremony in Alexandria, Va.

Supreme Court To Decide Whether 2020 Census Will Include Citizenship Question

5:04pm February 15, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The high court agreed to a speedy review of a lower court's ruling that stopped Trump administration plans to use the census to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen.

The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court to take up a sped-up review of a lower court's ruling that blocks the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration To Ask Supreme Court To Decide Citizenship Question's Fate

5:34pm January 22, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

In a court filing, the Justice Department says it plans to ask for a speedy review by the Supreme Court of a lower court's ruling blocking plans to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, has agreed to testify at a House oversight committee hearing in March about the citizenship question he approved adding to the 2020 census.

Wilbur Ross To Testify On Census Citizenship Question At House Oversight Hearing

10:09am January 22, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The commerce secretary has agreed to be questioned by lawmakers on March 14, after a federal judge ruled that his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was based on "sham" reasons.

The moon hangs low in the sky over the remote Inupiat Eskimo village of Noorvik, Alaska, the first community in the U.S. counted for the 2010 census.

National

Why The U.S. Census Starts In Alaska's Most Remote, Rural Villages

5:00am January 21, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The 2020 census is set to begin in Toksook Bay, Alaska, continuing the tradition of counting the most remote parts of the most northern state before the rest of the U.S.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stands behind President Trump during a bill signing ceremony at the White House in 2018. Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Citizenship Question On 2020 Census

8:26pm January 17, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration is asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the first major court ruling over plans to add a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who oversees the Census Bureau, approved adding a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census.

Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question

6:50pm January 15, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

A federal judge in New York has issued the first ruling out of multiple lawsuits over a question about U.S. citizenship status. The ruling is expected to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court.

Queue Listen Now

Nancy Pelosi of California (third from right), now House speaker, joins fellow Democrats, including Reps. José Serrano of New York and Elijah Cummings of Maryland, as well as other census advocates at a May 2018 press conference in Washington, D.C., abou

Hurdles Remain As The Final Countdown Begins For The 2020 Census

12:44pm January 10, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The upcoming head count of every person living in the U.S. will reset how power and money are shared through 2030. But the citizenship question and other controversies may derail preparations.

The printing company R.R. Donnelley & Sons has been selected to print the 2020 census paper questionnaires. The company previously printed forms and envelopes for the 2010 census.

National

After Botching 2020 Census Contract, Officials Pick New Printer For $115 Million

4:39pm January 08, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The original contract awarded by the Government Publishing Office was canceled after the printer filed for bankruptcy. An internal watchdog plans to investigate the new contracting process.

President Trump's nominee for Census Bureau director, Steven Dillingham (center), speaks with Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., at his Oct. 3 confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Senate Confirms Trump's Census Bureau Director Nominee Steven Dillingham

10:35pm January 02, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

In a unanimous voice vote on Wednesday, the Senate confirmed a new permanent head of the Census Bureau who will oversee the 2020 census and inherit seven lawsuits over a new citizenship question.

Two senior officials at the U.S. Government Publishing Office, based in Washington, D.C., betrayed "public trust" and eroded employee morale by hiring unqualified workers, including an official's son, the agency's Office of Inspector General said in an in

Cronyism, 'Wasteful' Spending Accusations Roil Government Publishing Office

4:14pm January 02, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

NPR has obtained an internal investigative report that alleges mismanagement at a little-known federal agency in charge of producing and distributing official documents, including 2020 census forms.