The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank

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The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal funding based on population sizes.

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  • Reported by WIRED and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:15:00 UTC.

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