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Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, speaks at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Census estimates: Redistricting ahead for California, New York and Texas

By Michael Macagnone
Posted January 6, 2020 at 10:57am
Facebook announced it would remove misleading 2020 census information from its platform. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Census effort gets $7.6 billion funding, ‘friended’ by Facebook

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 19, 2019 at 5:56pm
Protesters hold signs at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after justices blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Researchers warn census privacy efforts may muddy federal data

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 16, 2019 at 12:36pm
Congressional Leadership Fund’s first ad in North Carolina is airing in GOP Rep. George Holding’s district. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

North Carolina ratings changes offer a taste of redistricting to come

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Posted December 9, 2019 at 2:45pm
The House Oversight Committee is seeking to force Attorney General William Barr to comply with subpoena issued as part of its investigation over the failed effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Oversight panel sues Barr, Ross over census subpoenas

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 26, 2019 at 5:16pm
Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., ranking member of an Appropriations subcommittee, said census funding had bipartisan support. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo.)

Census gets funding boost in stopgap bill

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 21, 2019 at 2:40pm
John Lewis, left, and Stuart Gaffney, of San Francisco, hold heart signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court before the start of oral arguments on marriage equality in 2015. The couple were plaintiffs in the 2008 court case challenging California's same-sex marriage ban. Same-sex couples now make up 1 percent of all homes, new census data shows. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

New census data: About 1 million same-sex households in US

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 19, 2019 at 4:50pm
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, arrives to testify during the House Financial Services hearing on Oct. 23, 2019. Members of Congress are pushing social media companies like Facebook to protect the census from disinformation. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Facebook, other social media sites pressured to protect census

By Michael Macagnone
Posted November 8, 2019 at 2:52pm
Flint, Mich., residents Virginia Mitchell, right, and her daughter-in-law, Tiara Williams, pictured in 2016 during the city’s lead contamination crisis. Flint is among communities that have lost population since 2010 and are seeking more federal dollars. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Shrinking congressional districts look for federal help

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 22, 2019 at 2:00pm
Crowds line up outside the Supreme Court as it resumes oral arguments at the start of its new term on Oct. 7. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Supreme Court erases Michigan gerrymandering ruling

By Todd Ruger
Posted October 21, 2019 at 11:48am