Trump Pushes Census Change to Tilt Congress Toward GOP

President Trump’s administration proposed changes to the 2030 census that would exclude non-U.S. citizens from the apportionment count and drop race/ethnicity data, a move intended to shift House seats and Electoral College votes toward Republican‑controlled states. The proposal, tied to the 2024 election and directed by Trump, would be open to public comment until Oct. 13 and has drawn lawsuits and threats from Democrats and civil rights groups who say it would undermine constitutional and Voting Rights protections. Critics warn it would deprive marginalized communities of representation, while supporters argue it reflects an originalist reading of the Constitution.