Trump Administration Tells Court It Will Push Ahead With Efforts to Add Citizenship Question To Census

Government lawyers say the Trump administration will continue its push to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

The Justice Department had until Friday afternoon to explain how it will find a legal basis to force the question on the census. The department said it will continue its efforts, though it's unclear how it will do so, the Associated Press reports.

Government lawyers say the Trump administration will continue its push to get a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The Justice Department had until Friday afternoon to explain how it will find a legal basis to force the question on the census. The department said it will continue its efforts, though it's unclear how it will do so, the Associated Press reports.