Michael Schneider, correspondent, Orlando, Florida; Amanda Seitz, fact check team member, Chicago; and Rachel Lerman, technology team reporter, San Francisco, have put AP ahead on coverage leading up to the 2020 U.S. headcount. Starting with a smart follow-up by Schneider showing that federal government’s attempts to get states to surrender driver's license information have been a bust so far, and concluding with a weekend spotlight story by Seitz and Lerman showing how new concerns about misinformation and fraud could cause major problems for the Census Bureau.