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President Donald Trump has ordered the United States Department of Commerce to conduct a new census, arguing that the current one wrongfully includes illegal migrants and should instead be based on the latest data from the 2024 election.

Democrats have cried foul, with some worrying the president’s changes would cause them to lose blue House districts.

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