US President Donald Trump's administration is still trying to put a question about citizenship on the 2020 US census.
A court case will now be held to determine whether or not racial bias was a factor in the decision to add it.
The Department of Justice has told a federal judge that it has not made a final call to add the question.
However Trump told reporters on Friday that he was mulling the possibility of issuing an executive order to do it.
Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Hormuz
Conflicting signals from the US and Iran over the status of talks to end their five-month-old war boosted uncertainty on Tuesday, with the latest attack on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting risks to global energy flows.
Russia says Ukrainian drone attack on holidaymakers killed seven
Russia said seven people, including three children, had been killed and 40 injured at its Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik in what it said was a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on civilians.
Trump says 'last chance' for Iran to strike deal
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran were underway, warning that it was a 'last chance' for Tehran to sign a good deal to end the five-month-old war.
Death toll from Venezuela's June earthquakes exceeds 6,000
The death toll from twin earthquakes which struck Venezuela in June has risen to 6,125, according to figures released by top lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez on Monday.
Jay Clayton sworn in as US director of national intelligence
Jay Clayton was sworn in Monday as the US director of national intelligence after a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which he refused to directly acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.
