One White House official said the action is expected to address the citizenship question
One official said the action is expected to address the citizenship question that's captured his attention. Trump tweeted Thursday morning he would be holding a press conference in the Rose Garden in the afternoon about"the census and citizenship."The Supreme Court late last month blocked a citizenship question from being added to the 2020 census.
Government attorneys had asserted to the courts that the printing process -- either with or without the question -- needed to begin on July 1. Read MoreThat approach was thrown into disarray when Trump abruptly changed course last week. White House and Justice Department officials spent the Independence Day holiday considering ways to include the question.It was not immediately clear how the administration would implement the addition of the question to the census forms and the cost of the move.
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