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Litigants take more cooperative approach in census lawsuit
A coalition of counties, cities, tribal governments and advocacy groups sued the Trump administration last year in order to stop the census from ending early out of concern that a shortened head count would cause minority communities to be undercounted.
Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
Immigration lawyers as well as unions for judges and the Homeland Security Department’s own attorneys have jointly demanded that all courts close.
US citizen accused of spying on behalf of Chinese government
"The charges announced today provide a rare glimpse into the secret efforts of the People's Republic of China to obtain classified national security information from the United States," U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson said.
Critics demand White House drop plans to change citizenship rules for military children overseas
House Democrats want federal officials to drop the idea, and are considering legislation to force a change.
Aerial photos help census officials pinpoint faraway people
That technology — known as geographic information system, or GIS — uses computers to analyze neighborhoods, land formations, rivers and other data captured by satellites or traditional mapping.
Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census
There appeared to be a clear divide between the court's liberal and conservative justices in arguments in a case that could affect how many seats states have in the House of Representatives and their share of federal dollars over the next 10 years.
Trump to boost troop deployments at U.S. southern border again
The president also lamented that if troops "got a little rough, everybody would go crazy."
Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census
In a 277-page decision that won't be the final word on the issue, Judge Jesse M. Furman ruled that while such a question would be constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had added it arbitrarily and not followed proper administrative procedures.
Equating rocks with rifles, Trump proposes radical new rules of engagement for troops along border
The president said if migrants try to throw rocks at U.S. troops, "we would consider that a firearm."
The 5,239 troops headed to the border is just the beginning
Some of the troops will be armed but operate with specific rules of engagement, NORTHCOM says.
By Tara Copp, AP