JUSTICE DEPT. STILL TRYING FOR CENSUS CITIZENSHIP QUESTION
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was still looking for a way to include a controversial citizenship question on the 2020 census, even though the government has started the process of printing the questionnaire without it. The abrupt shift came hours after President Donald Trump insisted he was not dropping his efforts to ask about citizenship in next year’s survey. On Twitter, he declared, “We are absolutely moving forward.” Last week’s Supreme Court ruling blocked the inclusion of the question. The Justice Department had insisted to the court that it needed the matter resolved by the end of June. But on Wednesday, Assistant Attorney General Joseph Hunt told U.S. District Judge George Hazel during a conference call with parties to one of three census lawsuits, “there may be a legally available path” to including the question.
Trump: Migrants at border are ‘living far better’ than in home countries
WASHINGTON — Democrats pivoted Wednesday from a divisive fight over a border bill to what they label the government’s “callous” treatment of thousands of detained migrants. President Donald Trump defended Border Patrol agents and said in a tweet that many being held “are living far better now than where they came from, and in far safer conditions.”
Biden raises $21.5M in quarter
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden has raised $21.5 million since launching his White House bid in late April, his campaign said Wednesday.
Harris says busing should be considered, not mandated
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday characterized busing as a choice local school districts have — not a federal mandate she appeared to support in criticizing rival Joe Biden last week. After a picnic in West Des Moines,
Harris was asked to clarify whether she supports federally mandated busing. “I believe that any tool that is in the toolbox should be considered by a school district,” she said.