"Incredible Moment for the Borderlands": Judge Blocks Border Wall Expansion in Big Bend & West TexasIn a victory for environmentalists and immigration rights’ advocates, a federal judge in El Paso, Texas, has blocked further border wall construction inside Big Bend National Park. “We slammed the brakes on $7 billion worth of corrupt construction contracts,” says Laiken Jordahl, a national public lands advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity,…Democracy Now!21h agoWhole story →JusticePlanetborder wall construction blocked
Headlines for October 5, 2026Brazil’s Presidential Election Heads to a Runoff, U.S. Pulls Bombs Out of RAF Fairford After New Warnings of an Iranian-Backed Plot Targeting the Base, Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed, Yemen’s Saudi-Backed Forces Announce Major New Operation Against Houthis, Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Kills at Least Five Palestinians, U.K.'s Green Party…Democracy Now!2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeinternational news update
