Two more prominent lawyers have turned down President Donald Trump’s overtures to join his legal team, citing conflicts of interest. | Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Trump After Dark: Coming to His Census edition

Once again, President Donald Trump is angering Democrats with his immigration policies — this time through the U.S. Census.

And, as with previous actions, are firing back and fighting Trump in the courts.


Last night, the Commerce Department announced it would add a question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census. The move, which the Trump administration has telegraphed, is stoking fears that it will lead to underreporting, POLITICO’s Cristiano Lima, Andrew Restuccia and Brent Griffiths report.

“A collection of states started preparing legal actions against the Trump administration ... just hours after the Commerce Department announced that it would include a controversial question about citizenship status in the 2020 U.S. Census — a move that could have far-reaching effects on immigrants and the political landscape.”

For it’s part, the White House denies the move is designed to hurt reporting rates or even would lead to a drop. “This is something that’s been part of the census for decades and something that the Department of Commerce felt strongly needed to be included again," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters at the White House press briefing on Tuesday.

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One state in particular stands to suffer: California, as POLITICO’s David Siders explains.

Top Democrats on the West Coast fear that all of Trump’s stricter immigration actions will impact participation and that the added census question could even cost the state a congressional seat.

Elsewhere in President Trump’s orbit:

MISSION KIM POSSIBLE: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a secret meeting with China’s president in Beijing. It was Kim’s first meeting with a foreign head of state and adds new complexity to the potential meeting with President Trump. (The New York Times)

LAWYERING DOWN: Two more prominent lawyers have turned down President Trump’s overtures to join his legal team, citing conflicts of interest.

SCOTT A COINCIDENCE: Records show that Trump aides plotted to give Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who is leaning toward a Senate run against Democrat Bill Nelson, a political boost earlier this year with an overshore drilling exemption.

DE-PORTERED: The White House said that there are no plans for Rob Porter to return to the White House after a New York Times report that President Trump was considering bringing back the aide accused by both his ex-wives of domestic violence.

TAX MAN COMETH (AGAIN): Republicans are looking at more tax cuts as they eye an issue that can jam Democrats headed into midterm elections.

OPIOID MEMORIAL: The White House will host a temporary memorial to victims of the opioid epidemic next month at an area just outside of the complex.

There you have it. You’re caught up on the Trump administration. Tuesday is a wrap.

