The Office of Management and Budget announced Thursday that the U.S. government would revise how it categorizes race and ethnicity, adding the category of “Middle Eastern or North African” to forms ...

(CNN) — The Office of Management and Budget on Thursday announced changes to how the federal government asks about people’s race and ethnicity, including in the US census. Under the new standards, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately ...

On the next U.S. census and future federal government forms, the list of checkboxes for a person's race and ethnicity is officially getting longer. The Biden administration has approved proposals for ...