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US and Japan reach deal to make most steel imports tax-free
Read full article: US and Japan reach deal to make most steel imports tax-freeU.S. government officials say they have reached an agreement to essentially lift the 25% tariff that former President Donald Trump imposed on imported Japanese steel.
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Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through October
Read full article: Appellate judges let 2020 census continue through OctoberKoh also struck down an Oct. 5 end date that the Commerce Department, which oversees the Census Bureau, had pushed after the injunction, saying it violated her order. Acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall wrote in an application to the Supreme Court that the appellate court's ruling will still force the Census Bureau to violate the Dec. 31 deadline. The proposal to extend the apportionment deadline passed the Democratic-controlled House, but the Republican-controlled Senate didnโt take up the request. The appellate judges also noted that just because the Dec. 31 deadline canโt be met practically doesnโt mean the court should require the Census Bureau to miss it. As of Tuesday, 99.7% of households nationwide had been counted, a figure that surpassed the completion rate in 2010, according to the Census Bureau.
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Report: Order to shorten count wasn't made by Census Bureau
Read full article: Report: Order to shorten count wasn't made by Census BureauThe accelerated schedule โincreases the risks to the accuracy of the 2020 Census," the Inspector General report said. At least two Census Bureau officials interviewed by the Office of Inspector General believe the president's order changed the administration's support for extending the deadlines, the report said. Federal judges on opposite coasts this week are hearing arguments in two lawsuits seeking to extend the 2020 census into October. The judge in the San Jose case earlier this month issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Census Bureau from winding down 2020 census operations for the time being. The Census Bureau has a goal of reaching 99% of households.
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3 more states share license data for citizenship efforts
Read full article: 3 more states share license data for citizenship effortsUntil recently, Nebraska had been the sole state to sign an agreement with the Census Bureau to share the information. Opponents of gathering the citizenship data worry it will be used by states and local governments to redraw legislative boundaries using only U.S. citizens instead of the entire population. South Dakota signed an agreement with the Census Bureau in April requiring it to send monthly drivers license information including names, addresses, birth dates and citizenship status. House Democrats have filed legislation that would nullify Trump's order on gathering the citizenship data. Democrats say the attempt to gather the citizenship information is part of an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to politicize the Census Bureau.
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Govt Watchdog: Politics caused 'Sharpiegate' frantic rebuke
Read full article: Govt Watchdog: Politics caused 'Sharpiegate' frantic rebukeFormer Obama NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco, a scientist at Oregon State University, said in an email that high level officials put politics and their own jobs above public safety. By the time the two tweets were posted, Alabama was no longer in the hurricane centers warning cone, although it had been in previous days. Jacobs said things went crazy in the middle of the night.Then-NOAA communications chief Julie Kay Roberts told the inspector generals office that Walsh told her there are jobs on the line. The report said there was no credible evidence found to say that jobs were threatened. The Inspector General instead selectively quotes from interviews, takes facts out of context.The White House declined comment.