Friday, October 30: Fewer naturalized citizen voters this year, a blizzard of election lawsuits, what the Brewers’ World Series victory says about Wisconsin, Idaho woman shares harrowing story ahead of abortion referendum,
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The administration is deliberately extending wait times across the naturalization process — including significant delays between interview approval and the Oath of Allegiance — in an apparent effort to deny otherwise eligible people their civil and voting rights.”
– National Partnership for New Americans, an immigration advocacy group, on the recent naturalization slowdown
New U.S. citizens sing the national anthem during an August 2026 naturalization ceremony in Chicago. Naturalizations began dropping late last year as the USCIS started a new, longer process for applicants, including screening social media accounts for “anti-American activities.” (Photo by Maggie Dougherty/Capitol News Illinois)
The most recent quarterly report from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shows the agency approved about 55,000 requests for citizenship between April and June, compared with more than 230,000 for the same period last year. The cut has led to accusations it’s holding back hundreds of thousands of people who might have voted in the midterms. Tim Henderson of Stateline has the story.
The Trump administration’s sweeping efforts to and assert authority over elections came under intense scrutiny in courtrooms across the country on Thursday, as Democrats and voting rights groups alleged federal election interference. Jonathan Shorman reports.
The Milwaukee Brewers’ World Series win had a positive effect on Wisconsin’s sour and fractious politics, writes Ruth Conniff in a commentary on what the Brewers show us about who we can be.
Rebecca Crozie was excited about having her first baby. Then she was informed her fetus had a fatal fetal abnormality. She had to travel out of state to terminate her doomed pregnancy because of Idaho's near-total abortion ban. Ahead of Idaho’s referendum on its abortion law, she decided to share her story with Kelcie Moseley-Morris.
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Milwaukee Brewers win first World Series title in franchise history | Baylor Spears and Henry Redman
There’s a big divide between Lt. Gov. candidates | Erik Gunn
The World Series game four watch party at American Family Field sold out, with fans packing into the stands along the first and third base sides. (Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner)
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