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Growing numbers of Latinos identifying as "Some other race" for the U.S. census have boosted the category to become the country's second-largest racial group after "White." Researchers are concerned the catchall grouping obscures many Latinx people's iden

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1 In 7 People Mark 'Some Other Race' On The U.S. Census. That's A Big Data Problem

2:25pm September 30, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

Growing numbers of Latinos turned a mysterious census category into the country's second-largest racial group. Researchers say that makes it harder to address racial inequities over the next decade.

A resident of Reading, Pa., fills out a U.S. census form in 2010. The White House's Office of Management and Budget says it's reviewing proposals that the Census Bureau's researchers say would allow the census to gather more accurate race and ethnicity da

Biden Is Reviving An Effort To Change How The Census Asks About Race And Ethnicity

9:43am July 19, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Trump administration had stalled on reviewing the proposals, which the Census Bureau says would produce more accurate data about Latinos and people with roots in the Middle East or North Africa.

Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the US Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Donald Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.

The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

11:14pm November 27, 2019

by David Welna

$400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. But exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear.

A budget staffer is to become the first White House official to testify about Ukraine aid in the impeachment inquiry at the Capitol on Saturday.

OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas

5:34am November 16, 2019

by David Welna

Closed-door testimony from the only White House staffer cooperating with the probe could provide first-hand knowledge about details that remain hazy.

The House impeachment inquiry wants to hear from John Eisenberg, the top lawyer at President Trump's National Security Council, but he was instructed to stay away, Eisenberg's lawyer said.

Politics & Government

White House Officials Decline to Appear For Closed-Door Trump Impeachment Inquiry

12:30pm November 04, 2019

Four senior White House officials did not show up to testify on Monday, including the top lawyer at the National Security Council. The inquiry began releasing testimony from earlier witnesses.