How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.

Racial categories, which have been on every U.S. census, have changed from decade to decade, reflecting the politics and science of the times.

Quyen Dinh didn’t even remember that, in 2024, she was selected as one of 23 appointees to the Census 2030 Advisory Committee. The group has been disbanded since March by order of President Donald ...

While the longest shutdown in U.S. history leaves millions without paychecks and with mounting bills, this piece explores how ...

US Department of Agriculture data reveals most recipients are white, US-born citizens, followed by minorities.

Congressman Andy Biggs (R) is the early favorite in the 2026 Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey released Friday. The poll ...

The other vision — an animating force inside the Trump administration — is exclusive and ethnonationalist. Vice President JD ...

The “dearly departed” figures which were killed off include a Census Bureau dataset showing the relationship between income ...

A new California law says Israelis aren't white for the purpose of demographic data collection — and raises complex questions ...

Proposition 50 will appear on the Nov. 4 special election ballot, giving California voters the chance to decide on changes to ...

As climate change produces ever more heat waves, how many homes in the U.S. lack adequate cooling? Who's most vulnerable to lethal temperatures, and exactly where do they live?

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated racial inequalities in the United States and Britain, with Black-led social enterprises - businesses aimed at making the world a better place - now trying to ...