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Trump admin pushes sweeping overhaul of census that could exclude millions, reshape Congress and slash federal funding

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to the US census that could leave millions

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