'Historic Victory': Judge Blocks Trump's Big Bend Border Construction—For NowA federal judge in El Paso on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from continuing construction of border barriers, roads, and other infrastructure across the Big Bend region, a win for environmentalists, landowners, and other Texans from across the political spectrum who are united in their opposition to the project. US District Judge…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →BuildTechnology
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect KidsSince Republicans in the US Senate this week blocked a bill to make school bus stops off-limits for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, community members in Pennsylvania and Austin, Texas have expressed outrage by arrests made in front of children—in at least one reported case, leaving a child abandoned as officers detained his mother. "It doesn’t…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →CultureTechnology
Alarm as GOP-Led Election Board Asks Trump Administration to Probe Georgia Voting SystemsExperts are raising alarms after Georgia's Republican-led State Election Board requested that President Donald Trump's Department of Justice launch an investigation into state voting machines just over a month before the 2026 midterm elections. As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday, James Mills, executive director of the State…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Amnesty Decries 'Blatant Attack' on Right to Assembly Amid Crackdown on India Election ProtestsPolice in New Delhi detained hundreds of people Friday amid a crackdown on demonstrations challenging India's election authorities and their controversial revision of voter rolls, prompting Amnesty International to accuse the government of trampling fundamental rights in the world's largest democracy. More than 700 protesters —including former Delhi…Common Dreams3d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
