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Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps
government NPR Top News September 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM

Trump officials propose sweeping changes to the census that would reshape voting maps

A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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