<img alt="The Trump administration removed language banning political interference from the scientific integrity policy for the Commerce Department, the parent agency of the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which are headquartered in Suitland, Md." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7281x4854+0+0/resize/7281x4854!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F94%2Fbaf9c4b2454e97ee09232474895c%2F20250317-censusbureau-mz04.jpg" /><p>The Commerce Department, which oversees the Census Bureau, has removed language that prohibited political interference from its scientific integrity policy. This change follows the release of a report from the Census Bureau that is associated with a think tank aligned with former President Trump.</p><p>(Image credit: Michael Zamora)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5948057" />
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Commerce Department Removes Political Interference Ban from Scientific Integrity Policy
The Commerce Department has eliminated a ban on political interference in its scientific integrity policy. This decision comes after a Census Bureau report linked to a Trump-aligned think tank was issued.
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Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report
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Commerce Department Removes Political Interference Ban from Scientific Integrity Policy