COMIC: How Your State Wins Or Loses Political Power Through The Census
How much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College is determined through a little-known, once-a-decade process based on the census.
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Census 'Anomalies' Could Thwart Trump's Bid To Alter Next Electoral College
The Census Bureau has found routine irregularities in the 2020 census that require more quality checks and determined it cannot deliver a key set of numbers to President Trump before his term ends.
The Census Is Not Over: What's Ahead During The Biden Transition
The legal fight continues over whether President Trump can alter numbers that set up the next Electoral College map, and there's a question of whether Congress will give more time for quality checks.
2nd Court Blocks Trump's Push To Alter Census Ahead Of Supreme Court Review
A federal court in California says it is unconstitutional for President Trump to try to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers that determine each state's share of seats in Congress.
U.S. Population Growth In 2019 Is Slowest In A Century
Falling birth rates and rising death rates, combined with a significant drop in immigration, have slowed U.S. population growth to its lowest level since 1918.