President Trump on Tuesday signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census for the purpose of next year’s congressional apportionment.
National retail sales rose 17.7 percent in May, marking the biggest increase in records spending dating back to 1992, as thousands of stores and restaurants began to reopen after coronavirus-induced lockdowns were lifted and consumers were freed to fuel the spending burst.